The AHEC invites researchers who are interested in the economic history of the Caribbean, to participate with an unpublished paper in one of the following sections, trying to establish its relationship with the central theme of the call in a global context.

Cato's 27th Annual Monetary Conference--Restoring Global Financial Stability--will provide an in-depth discussion of alternative proposals for reforming the international monetary system and correcting global imbalances. In particular, leading experts will address the role of the government...

Panel 1: Asset Market Bubbles and Fed Policy Panel 2: Financial Innovation and Monetary Policy Panel 3: Moral Hazard and the Limits of Monetary Policy

This annual program brings together outstanding faculty and participants from across the country – business and professional people, retirees, small business owners, high school and college students, employees of large and small firms, families, and many others who share a commitment to...

Cato’s 25th Annual Monetary Conference will focus on money and freedom—in particular, the risks inherent in a government fiat money regime—and consider monetary and exchange-rate regimes that may emerge in the search for stable money. In addition to the dollar, yen, and euro, special...

This year's monetary conference will address the following issues: - How should the Fed respond to growing global imbalances and a falling dollar? - Is global competition sufficient to discipline central banks? - Did the Greenspan Fed err by providing too much liquidity in the face of crises and...

The conference is designed to achieve three mutually supportive objectives: 1. Build a strong regional network of reformers who will share information and experiences, provide mutual support, and spread proven techniques of promoting freedom and creating and mobilizing constituencies for liberal...

Globalization has substantially increased the flow of private capital available to emerging markets compared with official flows from multilateral institutions. Countries that pursue sound polices will attract large capital inflows, but those that do not will suffer net capital outflows. This...

The free market offers almost limitless choices in everything from what we eat, to the books we read, to the vehicles we drive. It's constantly at work, providing ever broadening opportunities for us to increase our happiness and realize our dreams. Yet, when it comes to American elementary and...