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Welcome to Free to Choose 2010
The Free to Choose 2010 Conference is a one-day economics conference devoted to considering the degree to which free-markets policies should be pursued in Australia. The conference speakers will focus, in particular, on placing free-market ideas in their historical context and the role economists should play in policy formation.
The conference is specifically designed for undergraduate, honours and postgraduate students, but all interested parties are welcome. Forums will also be provided at the conference in which students can interact with established economists to discuss the wisdom of pursuing honours and postgraduate qualifications in the discipline of economics, as well as careers in economics generally.
It is to be held on Friday 2nd of July 2010 on the Fremantle Campus of The University of Notre Dame, Australia. Andrew Pickford will be the Conference Moderator.
The keynote speaker is Henry Ergas.
Henry Ergas's main address will be entitled: "Accident and Design: the Economics of Ruddism".
Invited speakers include: Ken Clements (UWA), William Coleman (ANU), Tony Endres (Auckland), Steve Kates (RMIT), Alex Robson (ANU) and Jeremy Shearmur (ANU).
The formal Deadline for Registration is June 18th, but note that there is a limit of 50 attendees, and hence those seeking to register should do so as early as possible to ensure that gain a place.
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The conference is kindly sponsored by the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation and The University of Notre Dame, Australia.