Conferences

Privatize Education!

The XVIII. International Gottfried von Haberler Conference 2024 occurred on May 17th, 2024 at the University of Liechtenstein.

Enjoy our Speakers’ essays, videos, and media coverage

Conference Program: May 17, 2024

Session I: On the State Control of Educational Matters. Chair: Peter Fischer (CH)

ESSAYS

Michael Esfeld (CH) -> On free society and free education
Martin Krause (ARG) -> On the decentralization of an education system. Argentina case

VIDEOS

Peter FISCHER -> On the state control of educational matters
Michael ESFELD -> On free society and free education
Martin KRAUSE -> On the decentralization of an education system

Session II: Privatize Education: Ideas and Arguments. Chair: Peter Fischer

ESSAYS

Claudia Wirz (CH) ->The ideologization of public schools and its sad consequences
Neal McCluskey (USA) -> School choice: Arguments for and against

VIDEOS

Claudia Wirz -> Ideologization of the public schools
Neal McCluskey -> School Choice: common tensions

Session III: Privatize Education: Examples and Applications. Chair: Michael Wohlgemuth (D)

ESSAYS

Pauline Dixon (UK) -> Private schools for the poor in developing countries
Erik Lakomaa (S) -> The Swedish voucher system: Pros and cons

VIDEOS

Michael Wohlgemuth -> Privatize education! Introduction
Pauline Dixon -> Private schools in developing countries
Erik Lakomaa -> The Swedish school voucher system

ECAEF SPECIAL: KARL-PETER SCHWARZ INTERVIEWS

Neal McCluskey talks with Karl-Peter Schwarz

Michael Esfeld im Talk Karl-Peter Schwarz

Interview with Martín Krause

Interview Erik Lakomaa

MEDIA COVERAGE

Freiheitsfreunde fordern mehr Wettbewerb im Bildungswesen

Persönliche Haftung auch für Politiker

Austrian Institute Newsletter, Mai 2024

XVIII. International Gottfried von Haberler Conference 2024
Topic: Privatize Education!

XVII. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2023
Topic: Taking Money out of Politics: A case for Private Money?

XVI. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2022
Topic: On the Morality of the State and the State of Political Morals
(Über die Hybris der Staaten und den Zustand politischer Moral)
Due to the Corona Pandemic, this conference needed to be postponed. New date: 20 May 2022

XV. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2019
Topic: When Naive Presumptions prompt Hasty Judgments: On the Benefits and Problems of Genetic Engineering
(Wenn Vermutungen zum Urteil werden: Die Gentechnologie am Pranger)

XIV. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2018
Topic: Karl Marx: Born 1818 and Still Going Strong?
(Karl Marx: Mythos und Realität)

XIII. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2017
Topic: The Economics and Politics of Interventionism
(Wenn Bürokraten Unternehmer spielen: Die Politik des Interventionismus)

XII. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2016
Topic: Central Banks, Fiscal Policy and the Betrayed Citizen
(Über Zentralbanken, Schuldenpolitik und den geprellten Bürger)

XI. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2015
Topic: Small is beautiful: Downsize the States, Empower the People!
(Seid umschlungen Millionen? Der Würgegriff grosser Staaten)

X. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2014
Topic: On Statesmanship and the Limits of State Action
(Staatskunst – Staatsausgaben – Staatsaufgaben)

IX. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2013
Topic: Are the Poor getting poorer and the Rich getting richer?
(Werden die Armen immer ärmer und die Reichen immer reicher? – Das Scheitern der Umverteilungspolitik)

VIII. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2012
Topic: The End of the Rule of Law
(Das Ende des Rechtsstaates)

VII. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2011
Topic: The Economics of Regulations
(Der Preis der Gesetzesflut)

VI. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2010
Topic: Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely
(Über Macht, Machtmissbrauch und die Verantwortung des Bürgers)

V. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2009
Topic: Can Capitalism Survive?
(Kann Kapitalismus überleben?)

IV. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2008
Topic: No E.C.E Matter! – On Energy, Climate and the Environment

III. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2007
Topic: “There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Lunch” | Milton Friedman – An Appreciation

II. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2006
Topic: Private Solutions for Public Problems?

I. Gottfried-von-Haberler-Conference 2005
Topic: Globalization, and the Benefits of Free Trade
(Globalisierung und die Vorteile des freien Handels)