CEPROM/ECAEF Conference Postponed to 30 MARCH 2021

Due to the current development of the Covid 19 pandemic regretfully we are forced to postpone our V. CEPROM/ECAEF Conference (scheduled Dec. 16, 2020) to March 30, 2021. Please mark your calendar. We apologize for the inconvenience and will keep you posted.

Principality of Monaco:

V. International
CEPROM/ECAEF Conference

(In honor of Jacques Rueff, 1896-1978)

Topic:

“Is the Public Interest
really in the public’s interest?”

– with Lessons from the Past Pandemic –

The conference is developed and organized by ECAEF (European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation, Liechtenstein). It is hosted by CEPROM (Center of Economic Research for Monaco). By invitation only. Stay tuned for updates regarding the Conference Program.

Designed and Arranged by ECAEF – European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation (LI)

Locally hosted and organized by CEPROM- Center of Economic Research for Monaco (MC)

By invitation only

Academic Director: Kurt R. Leube (ECAEF; krleube@gmail.com)
Administrative Director: Emmanuel Falco (CEPROM; cecile@mlp.mc)
Media Contacts: nsaussier@palais.mc
Conference Date: 30 March 2020
Location: Musee Oceanographique de Monaco, Principality of Monaco
Conference Languages: English/French; simultaneous translation

Conference Program

09:00-9:30 Registration
09:30-9:45 Welcome: H.S.H. Prince Albert II and H.S.H. Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

9:45-12:00
Session I: The Public Interest: On its Substance as a Governmental Concept
09:45-10:00 Chair: Peter A. Fischer (CH)
10:00-10:30 Limits and Necessities of Regulation: Public Interest Lessons from the Past Pandemic – Henry I. Miller (USA)
10:30-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:15 Coffee break for all participants
11:15-11:45 A false Dichotomy? The Public Interest and Inequality – Axel Kaiser (CL)
11:45-12:00 Discussion

12:00-13:45 Break

13:45-15:30
Session II: The Public Interest: On its Meaning as an Economic Policy Function
13:45-14:00 Chair: Carlos A. Gebauer (D)
14:00-14:30 Bliss Point Economics: On the Root of Public Interest Evil – Terry L. Anderson (USA)
14:30-14:45 Discussion
14:45-15:15 In the Name of the Public Interest? Government Debts and Reckless Monetary Policies – Lars P. Feld (D)
15:15-15:30 Discussion
15:30-16:00 Coffee break for all participants

16:00-18:00
Session III: The Public Interest: As a Guide to and a Fact-Check on Public Policy Measures
16:00-16:15 Chair: Peter A. Fischer (CH)
16:15-16:45 Conjectures, Refutations or Fakes? Only an Unbiased Science is in the Public’s Interest – Josef H. Reichholf (D)
16:45-17:00 Discussion
17:00-17:30 On the Zeitgeist and the Public Interest – Johan Norberg (S)
17:30-17:45 Discussion
17:45-18:00 Closing Remarks: Kurt R. Leube (A/USA)
18:00 End of Conference

Please note: Some paper titles might be edited or changed.

Our Partners

Liechtenstein Academy | private, educational foundation (FL)
Altas Network | economic research foundation (USA)
Austrian Economics Center | Promoting a free, responsible and prosperous society (Austria)
Berlin Manhatten Institute | non-profit Think Tank (Germany)
Buchausgabe.de | Buecher fuer den Liberalismus (Germany)
Cato Institute | policy research foundation (USA)
Center for the New Europe | research foundation (Belgium)
Forum Ordnungspolitik
Friedrich Naumann Stiftung
George Mason University
Heartland Institute
Hayek Institut
Hoover Institution
Istituto Bruno Leoni
IEA
Institut Václava Klause
Instytut Misesa
IREF | Institute of Economical and Fiscal Research
Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise | an interdivisional Institute between the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, and the Whiting School of Engineering
Liberales Institut
Liberty Fund
Ludwig von Mises Institute
LUISS
New York University | Dept. of Economics (USA)
Stockholm Network
Students for Liberty
Swiss Mises Institute
Universidad Francisco Marroquin
Walter-Eucken-Institut