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Trade, Globalization, and Development Policy Economics
Mercatus Center research seeks to understand the consequences – both intended and unintended – of U.S. policy in other countries and improve the state of knowledge to which these policies refer, thereby fostering solutions that promote a freer, more prosperous, and civil society. Through in-depth case analyses and field study Mercatus scholars work to develop advanced approaches rooted in a knowledge of the market process. Research focus includes: international economic development and the impact of foreign aid on global prosperity, entrepreneurship and the conditions that enable or inhibit a dynamic economic marketplace, the effects of trade and globalization, the political economy of reform and development, and specific area studies.
Recent Events
Procuring Protection
Start: January 23, 2008 12:00 PMAn in-depth look at the economic costs and benefits of the homeland security allocation process.
The Philippine Economic Mystery
Start: December 6, 2007 12:30 PMThe Social Change Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University presents a Brown Bag Lecture by Professor Robert Nelson, Mercatus Center Affiliated Senior Scholar and professor of public policy at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy on his paper “The Philippine Economic Mystery.” The presentation will include commentary from Mercatus Scholars John Nye, Frederic Bastiat Chair in Political Economy at George Mason, and Hilton Root, professor of Public Policy at George Mason.
Pitfalls to Avoid when Measuring Institutions: Is Doing Business Damaging Business?
Start: November 28, 2007 12:30 PMThe Social Change Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University presents a Brown Bag Lecture by Professor Benito Arrunada, professor of business organization at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain on his paper “Pitfalls to Avoid when Measuring Institutions: Is Doing Business Damaging Business?”
China's Economic and Political Change: A Look Into the Future
Start: November 27, 2007 06:00 PMThe Mercatus Center at George Mason University will host leading Chinese dissident Wang Dan as he discusses China's recent history and speculates on its potential future.
Rebuilding in the Wake of Crisis: Lessons from Hurricane Recovery
Start: November 13, 2007 12:00 PMOn November 13, 2007, Capital Campus California will host a unique discussion on the role of the legislature in the rebuilding process in the wake of the California fires. Participants will hear what lessons they can learn from the rebuilding process in the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The Market and the State: The Politics of Property Rights and Economic Exclusion
Start: October 24, 2007 12:30 PMThe Social Change Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University presents a Brown Bag Lecture by Thomas Flores of the University of Michigan Department of Political Science on “The Market and the State: The Politics of Property Rights and Economic Exclusion”
Southern Comfort: Economic Development in Latin America
Start: October 16, 2007 12:00 PMThe Mercatus Center, in conjunction with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, hosts a three day seminar on developing sustainable economies in Latin America and the role of foreign aid.
Montenegro: The Challenges of a Newborn State
Start: October 10, 2007 12:30 PMThe Mercatus Center at George Mason University presents a panel discussion on Montenegro: The Challenges of a Newborn State, a recent installment in the Mercatus Policy Series. The panel will include authors Frederic Sautet and Kyle McKenzie of the Mercatus Center, and Svetozar Pejovich, professor Emeritus at Texas A&M University.
Island Hoping: US-Cuba Relations
Start: October 4, 2007 12:00 PMThe United States government has tried, and failed, for half a century to topple Fidel Castro's communist government in Cuba. Now that old age has made the realization of a Castro free Cuba imminent, how best should US policy makers work towards a more free and prosperous Cuba in the years to come?
America or Bust: Still The Land of Opportunity?
Start: June 19, 2007 12:00 PMThe Mercatus Center at George Mason University will host a two-day course to provide some economic insight into the current immigration issues being debated in Congress.
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