Several Adam Smith Society chapters tuned in to the Intelligence Squared US debate on income inequality: "Income Inequality Impairs the American Dream of Upward Mobility" The debate featured Manhattan Institute Fellow Scott Winship and Former Partner Bain Capital Ed Conard, debate against, Senior Economist and Director of Health Policy Research at the Econ
Multiple Smith Soc chapters were pleased to welcome author Adrian Wooldridge discuss his new book (with John Micklethwait), The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State. In this book, Wooldridge argues that current system of state-dominated politics and economics is coming to end; big government is being replaced with smart government.
On May 7, the Dartmouth Tuck chapter of Smith Soc hosted Professor Christopher Coyne for a talk. Coyne is the F.A. Harper Professor of Economics at George Mason University and the Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center.
The Smith Soc Chapter at NYU Stern hosted Juan Carlos Echeverry, the Executive Director of the Interamerican Bank of Development (IDB) for Colombia and Peru in Washington, for a talk on May 6. Mr. Echeverry discussed market liberalization and policy in Colombia and Peru. He demonstrated how market freedoms and continuity on public polices have helped to create flourishing business opportunities in Colombia and Peru. Private sector investments are driving economic growth in these countries thanks to clear rules and institutional improvements.
Manhattan Institute Fellow Robert Bryce was a guest of the UT Austin McCombs Chapter on Tuesday evening, Feb. 11. He was part of a moderated discussion about the current state of the energy industry and energy policy. Bryce's latest book, Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper was published in 2014.
The Wake Forest chapter of Smith Soc hosted a three-way debate and discussion on sweat shops, entitled "Sweatshops: Improving Lives and Economic Growth". The panel featured three participants:
The Smith Soc chapter at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business in Austin hosted a a debate on healthcare policy on January 27th. The debate featured Senior MI Fellow Avik Roy, who advised Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Marco Rubio on healthcare policy; William Sage, MD, JD, the James R. Dougherty Chair for Faculty Excellence in Law at the UT Law School and Professor of Surgery and Perioperative Care in the Dell Medical School; and Professor John Doggett, MBA, of the McCombs School, who served as moderator.
Smith Soc's new chapter at the Duke University Fuqua School of Business welcomed Manhattan Institute Fellow James Copland for a talk on November 20. He is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and Director of Legal Policy. The event makered the beginning of the Duke Fuqua chapter's succsesful first year.
Smith Soc's NYU Stern Chapter hosted Manhattan Institute Fellows Paul Howard and Yevgeniy Feyman for a "Fireside Chat" to discuss the policy issues behind the Federal Government Shutdown of 2013 and the potential 2014 shutdown that was averted.