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Vernon Smith Preis 2021 | Am vergangenen Montag hat Prinz Michael in seiner Funktion als Präsident des in Vaduz ansässigen Thinktanks ECAEF drei Studierende mit dem Vernon Smith Preis ausgezeichnet. Im Vorfeld dieser 14. Ausgabe des Essay-Wettbewerbs wurden laut Mitteilung des ECAEF 49 Essays eingereicht – mehrheitlich aus Europa, Südamerika und den USA. Das Thema […]

14th International Vernon Smith Prize – Winner Announcement | An international jury did judge the essays and the three winners are now invited to present their papers at a special virtual event on 7 February, 2022. Due to Corona restrictions, the organisers did again choose the virtual option.

Black Board Economics: The Public Interest and the Road to Leviathan – essay by Terry L. Anderson …

Superstitions, Conjectures and Refutations: Inflation, High Debt and the Public Interest – essay by Veronique de Rugy …

The idea of some sort of common good or public interest as the goal of and guide for practical politics is as old as statehood itself. In various guises it is used by politicians and administrators as a source of legitimacy. But there is no clear definition of public interest, and its meaning keeps shifting with the intellectual winds, with the Zeitgeist …