What is economic freedom? Why is it important and how does it produce growth and prosperity? Listen, learn, and discuss with some of the best economists and leading policy makers from around the world. Open to students from any field of study, who aspire to leadership, and have completed at least first year undergraduate studies.
Sunday, October 19
15:00-17:30
Registration/Hospitality/Hotel check-in
18:30-19:00
Reception
19:00
Dinner
Michael Eisenberg, Founder and Partner, Aleph VC
Monday, October 20
7:00
Breakfast
8:30-10:00
Peter Lewin, University of Texas, Dallas
Economic Prosperity and the Poverty of Economics
10:00-10:30
Break
10:30-12:00
Leszek Balcerowicz, Fmr Finance Minister, Poland
Economic Freedom: Fundamentally Important and the Most Attacked
12:30-14:00
Lunch
14:00-15:30
Michael Sarel, Fmr Chief Economist, Israel Finance Ministry
Market Perspective on the Israeli Economy: Macroeconomic Trends and Policies
15:30-15:45
Break
15:45-17:15
Student Break-out sessions – 4 groups, 4 topics
19:00-20:00
Dinner
20:15-21:45
Milton Friedman movie: “The Power of Choice”
Tuesday, October 21
7:00
Breakfast
8:30-10:00
Deepak Lal, UCLA
Free Trade and Laissez-Faire: How the Wheel Has Come Full Circle
10:00-10:30
Break
10:30-12:00
Leszek Balcerowicz
Post-Socialist Transition: Poland in Comparative Perspective
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:30-18:00
Excursion to Barkan Winery
19:00-20:00
Roundtable dinner discussion w/faculty and alumni
Peter Lewin, Leszek Balcerowicz, Michael Sarel, Deepak Lal
Globalization and Economic Freedom
Wednesday, October 22
7:00
Breakfast
8:30-10:00
Peter Lewin
Why Do We Repeat the Mistakes of History?
10:00-10:30
Break
10:00-10:30
Deepak Lal
The Indian Economy: From Growth to Stagflation
12:30-14:00
Lunch
14:-15:30
Michael Sarel
Economic Perspectives on the Israeli Housing Market
15:30-15:45
Break
15:45-17:15
Student Debate
19:00-20:00
Dinner
Evening - Socializing
Thursday, October 23
7:00
Breakfast
8:30-10:00
Wrap-up and Evaluation
10:30
Adjourn
