IHS Programs Humane Studies Fellowships Awards of up to $15,000 for graduate students and outstanding undergraduates embarking on liberty-advancing careers in ideas. Deadline: December 31. Policy Internship Program Paid internships at think tanks and advocacy groups across the US during the summer of 2011. Program includes two career workshops in Washington, DC, and weekly lectures by academics and policy professionals. Deadline: January 31. Journalism Internship Program Opportunities in print, broadcast, new media, and non-profit, investigative journalism during the spring, summer, and fall. A journalism major is not required. Talented writers and speakers encouraged to apply. Summer deadline: January 31. Kosmos is the new IHS academic networking website. Join and be part of a vibrant community of classical liberal scholars. IHS Weekend Seminars January 28-30, 2011: Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA February 11-13, 2011: Loyola, New Orleans February 25-27, 2011: Duquesne, Pittsburgh April 1-3, 2011: Northwood, Michigan IHS Academic Events IIHS @ American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, Boston, December 26-30 Bill Glod of IHS will host a table at APA on Tuesday December 28th from 8:00 pm-11:00pm at the Marriott- Copley Place. RSVP Now. IHS @ American Historical Association, Boston, January 6-9 Dr. Phillip Magness of IHS will be present at AHA. He would be happy to offer a free drink to IHS alumni and faculty attending the conference. Friday January 7th. 6:00-7:30pm. Champions Bar, Marriott Copley Place, second floor. RSVP to PMagness@ihs.gmu.edu. IHS @ American Economics Association, Denver, CO, January 7-9 IHS will host a reception at the AEA. Friday January 7th. 6:00-7:30pm. Sheraton Governor’s Square 17. Local faculty and graduate students also welcome. RSVP Now. IHS @ Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, March 31-April 4 Nigel Ashford of IHS will host a reception at MPSA. IHS @ APEE, Nassau, Bahamas, April 10-12 Nigel Ashford and Colleen Haight of IHS will be attending the Association for Private Enterprise Education. Fellowships, Awards & Jobs Fellowships & Awards Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Values and Institutions, Duke, NC Duke University has a two year postdoctoral fellowship in American Values and Institutions. They are particularly interested in candidates who work on the executive branch regulatory system, but all candidates strong in statistical methods and applied game theory are welcome. munger@duke.edu Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Democracy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, IL American Democracy Forum promotes the study of American political thought, the principles of the American founding, and contemporary American democracy. Deadline: January 15. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Environmental Economics, Rhodes College, TN Deadline: March 15. Fellowship, Public Policy, London School of Economics Two year fellowship, ideally in comparative public policy. Deadline: January 7. Ref: TF/10/05. Grants on Ayn Rand Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Scholarship awards grants to institutions to support research, teaching or writing on Ayn Rand. Travel Grants, Eastern Europe & Central Asia Postdoctoral travel grants are available to research in 29 countries. Deadline: February 2. Jobs Congressional Budget Office The Congressional Budget Office is seeking a large number of PhD economists in various areas. Economics, Claremont Graduate University, CA paul.zak@cgu.edu Environmental Economics, Lindenwood University, MO Finance or Development Economics, West Virginia University Law & Economics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Deadline: January 31. Conferences Law & Economics, Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 17-18 Graduate Student Political Science, Atlanta, March 18 Stratification & Religion, University Park, PA, May 20-21 Call for papers. Deadline: January 15, 2011. emurtha@psu.edu Capital Markets, London, June 9-10 Paul Wolley Centre at the LSE. Expense reimbursement available for paper givers. Deadline: March 14. cmdcentre.gmg@lse.ac.uk Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Chicago, IL, June 16-17 Call for papers: February 15. searlecenter@law.northwestern.edu Summer Institute for Israel Studies, Brandeis &/or Israel, June 21-July 4, July 6-14 Faculty Summer Institute for faculty who teach on Israel in their courses. Deadline: January 21 Basel III & Finance, London, May 26-27 Bank of England. Deadline: February 15. ijcbspringconference@ecb.europa.eu Austrian Student Scholars Conference, Grove City College, PA, February 18 - 19 Postgraduates and undergraduates are invited to submit papers on any aspect of Austrian economics. Cash prizes of $1,000, $750, and $500 will be awarded for the top three papers, respectively, as judged by a select panel of Grove City College faculty. Proposal Deadline: January 1. Paper deadline for prize eligibility: January 15. Send proposals to: jmherbener@gcc.edu. Opportunities for Students DC Internships, Fund for American Studies, Washington DC Deadline: February 3. Internships, Foundation for Economic Education, Atlanta May 16- August 12. Paid internships. Deadline: March 1. internships@fee.org Law Internships, Fund for American Studies, Washington DC Deadline: February 11. Resources Documentary: Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis Johan Norberg has turned his book into a documentary available free at the above link. Hayek v. Keynes Rap Video II History of Economic Thought Website Journal of Entrepreneurship & Public Policy The Editor, Noël Campbell, welcomes submissions for this new journal. NCampbell@uca.edu. Josh Hall, Book Review Editor, would welcome offers to review books from professors and graduate students. halljc@beloit.edu Originalism Blog New blog of the Center for the Study of Originalism at the University of San Diego. Journals Democracy and Deliberation Critical Review 22, 2-3 (2010) Libertarian Papers Books Barro & Lee on Economic Integration in Asia Robert Barro & Jong-Wha Lee, Costs and Benefits of Economic Integration in Asia (Oxford University Press) Bhidé on Sensible Finance Amar Bhidé, A Call for Judgment; Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy (Oxford University Press) Blahous on Social Security Charles Blahous, Social Security: the Unfinished Work (Hoover Institution Press) Bouckaert on Property, Law and Economics Boudewijn Bouckaert ed., Property Law and Economics (Elgar) Bueno de Mesquita on Game Theory Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, The Predictioner’s Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self Interest to See and Shape the Future (Random House) Carl & Goodby on Energy Jeremy Carl & James Goodby, Conversations About Energy: How the Experts See America’s Energy Choices (Hoover Institution Press) Carpenter on the FDA and Regulation Daniel Carpenter, Reputation and Power: Organizational Image and Pharmaceutical Regulation at the FDA (Princeton University Press) Forte on Public Economics Francesco Forte, Principles of Public Economics (Elgar) Hancock on Reason Ralph Hancock, The Responsibility of Reason: Theory and Practice in a Liberal-Democratic Age (Rowman & Littlefield) Kelly on Liberty as Propriety Duncan Kelly, The Propriety of Liberty: Persons, Passions, and Judgement in Modern Political Thought (Princeton University Press) Klein & Sykuta on Transaction Costs Peter Klein & Michael Sykuta, The Elgar Companion to Transaction Costs (Elgar) Kuran on Islamic Law Timur Kuran, The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East (Princeton University Press) Mencken on Prejudices H. L. Mencken, Prejudices; the Complete Series (Library of America) Mohan on Fair Trade Sushil Mohan, Fair Trade Without the Froth: A Dispassionate Economic Analysis of Fair Trade (IEA) Nedham on a Free State Marchamont Nedham, The Excellence of a Free State ([1656] Liberty Fund) Pennington on Classical Liberalism Mark Pennington, Robust Political Economy: Classical Liberalism and the Future of Public Policy (Elgar) |