MPS Bretton Woods Schedule Outline
(Click a date to navigate to that section of the schedule)
Sunday, October 29, 2023
6:00pm – Opening Reception and Dinner
Monday, October 30, 2023
9:00am – Plenary Sessions
12:30pm – Lunch
2:00pm – Breakout Sessions and Meet the Authors
6:00pm – Reception and Keynote Dinner
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
9:00am – Plenary Session(s)
11:45am – Lunch
1:30pm – Afternoon Excursion(s)
6:00pm – Keynote Dinner
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
9:00am – Plenary Sessions
12:30pm – Lunch
2:00pm – Breakout Sessions and Young Scholars
6:00pm – Closing Reception and Keynote Dinner
6:30am – Breakfast and Bus Departures
Sunday, October 29th
12:00pm
Great Hall
Registration Opens
6:00pm
Conservatory & Great Hall
Opening Reception
7:00pm
Grand Ballroom
Opening Dinner and Remarks | “Historical Reflections”
Opening Remarks by:
Phil Magness, American Institute for Economic Research
William Ruger, American Institute for Economic Research
Address by:
Vernon Smith, Chapman University - “Adam Smith’s Theory of Society”
Monday, October 30th
6:30am
Breakfast
Main Dining Room
(Available until 10:00am)
Regristration Table open at 8:30am
9:00am
Plenary Session 1 | “Gold, Exchange Rates, and Monetary Systems”
Presidential Ballroom
Robert Hetzel, Mercatus Center
Judy Shelton, Independent Institute
Lawrence White, George Mason University
Chair: Thomas Hogan, American Institute for Economic Research
10:30am
Break and Networking
Presidential Foyer
11:00am
Plenary Session 2 | “The Future of Liberalism”
Presidential Ballroom
Sponsored by: AIER’s Fusion Journal
Phil Magness, American Institute for Economic Research
Deirdre McCloskey, Cato Institute
Stefan Kolev, Ludwig Erhard Forum for Economy and Society
Chair: David Henderson, Hoover Institution
12:30pm
Lunch
Grand Ballroom
Service Award Presentation
Recipients: Former MPS Secretary Eamonn Butler and former MPS Treasurer J.R. Clark
2:00pm
Breakout Session 1.1 | “New Policy Research Presentations”
Presidential
Young Scholars Program
"Inflation, Price Controls, and Compliance during the Korean War"
~ Vincent Carret, Creighton University
“Interstate Cannabis Legalization: It’s a Trap!”
~ Audrey Redford, Hampden-Sydney College
“The Effect of State-Level Regulation on Entrepreneurship and Employment”
~ James Bailey, Providence College
“Diamonds, Dynasties, or Decent Decisions? Examining Botswana’s Liberal Policies”
~ Alexander Hammond, Institute of Economic Affairs
Chair: Anthony Gill, University of Washington
2:00pm
Breakout Session 1.2 | Recent MPS Authors
Jefferson
“New Deal Rebels”
~ Amity Shlaes, Calvin Coolidge Foundation
“The End of the Commons”
~ Konrad Hummler, Progress Foundation
“Reviving Classical Liberalism Against Populism”
~ Nils Karlson, The Ratio Institute
“Criticist Philosophy of Science”
~ Hardy Bouillon, University of Trier
Chair: Amy Willis, Liberty Fund
2:00pm
Breakout Session 1.3 | “International Trade, Finance, and Banking”
Reagan Room
“From Green Finance to CBDCs”
~ Barbara Kolm, Austrian Economics Center
“Risk Premiums: How the Basel Accords Confuse Price and Property”
~ Oliver Pahnecke, Middlesex University
“Climate Regulation, Carbon Border Adjustments, and other Challenges to Trade”
~ Henrique Schneider, Swiss Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises
Chair: Nicolas Cachanosky, University of Texas at El Paso
2:00pm
Breakout Session 1.4 | “Cryptocurrency”
Dartmouth Room
"Liberalism and Cryptoeconomics”
~ Chris Berg, RMIT University
"Broad, Ambiguous, or Delegated: Constitutional Infirmities of the Bank Secrecy Act”
~ Peter Van Valkenburgh, Coin Center
“Bridging Decentralized Money with the U.S. Dollar System”
~ Caitlin Long, Custodia Bank
Chair: Erik Voorhees – ShapeShift
3:30pm
Break and Networking
Presidential Foyer
4:00pm
Breakout Session 2.1 | “ESG and Financial Systems”
Presidential
"Concatenating Risks: Exploring the Origins and Implications of ESG”
~ Lenore Ealy & Helmuth Chavez, Universidad Francisco Marroquín
“ESG as an Artifact of Zero-Interest Rate Policy”
~ Peter C. Earle, AIER
“Benchmarking Corporate Wokeness”
~Andrew Graham & Jeremy Tedesco, Alliance Defending Freedom
Chair: Bridgett Wagner, Heritage Foundation
4:00pm
Breakout Session 2.2 | AIER’s Sound Money Project Authors
Jefferson
“Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money”
~ Judy Shelton, Independent Institute
“Are We in the Largest Bubble in History? An Austrian Analysis”
~ Max Rangeley, Cobden Centre
“Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin”
~ Craig Warmke, Northern Illinois University
"Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?”
~ Lawrence White, George Mason University
Chair: Alexandre Padilla, Metropolitan State University Denver
4:00pm
Breakout Session 2.3 | “Bretton Woods Re-examined”
Reagan
Young Scholars Program
“Neoliberal Ideology or Rent Seeking? What Explains World Bank Financing Decisions?”
~ Brian Meehan, Berry College
“The Case of Greece at Bretton Woods”
~ Virginia Fournari, University of Thessaly
“Bottom-up Sovereign Debt Preferences in the Post-Bretton Woods Era”
~ Alessandro Del Ponte, University of Alabama
“U.K. Fiscal Policy and the Current Account Balance Under Bretton Woods”
~ Joshua Banerjee, Duke University
Chair: Nils Karlson, The Ratio Institute
4:00pm
Breakout Session 2.4 | “The Fed and Financial Regulation”
Dartmouth
“Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Clear and Present Danger to Economic Freedom”
~ Avik Roy, The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
“Regulatory Indiscretion: Capital, Climate, Crypto”
~ Thomas Hogan, AIER
“The Hope versus Cost of Basel Capital Rules”
~ Thomas Hoenig, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Chair: Naomi Brockwell, NBTV
5:30pm
Free Time
6:00pm
Evening Reception
Conservatory & Great Hall
Featuring Judy Shelton, Independent Institute
7:00pm
Keynote Dinner | “Is Globalization in Retreat?”
Grand Ballroom
Address by:
Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth College
9:00pm
Cigar Reception
Tuesday, October 31st
6:30am
Breakfast
Main Dining Room
Available until 10:00am
Registration Table Open at 8:30
9:00am
Plenary Session 3 | “Why is Liberty So Hard?”
Presidential Ballroom
David Rose, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Eduardo Fernández Luiña, Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Madrid)
Richard Epstein, New York University School of Law
Chair: Marion Smith, Common Sense Society
10:30am
Break and Networking
Presidential Foyer
11:00am
Group Photo
Front Lawn or Porch
Help us recreate the iconic Bretton Woods delegation photo with MPS members and guests.
(Note: Photo taken promptly at 11:15am)
11:15am
Free Time
11:45am
Lunch
Grand Ballroom
1:30pm
Excursions | Buses Depart
Main Entrance & Lobby
Space is limited. Please board the bus for the excursion you RSVP'd to. If you have any questions, please visit the registration desk.
Taste of New Hampshire
This experience takes you to a local winery where you will be greeted with a flight of house made wines and then learn more about the winemaking process.
New Hampshire Brewery Tour
Relax and enjoy locally brewed beers and bites! At each brewery you will be welcomed with a flight of brewed beers from each brewery for some tastings!
Scenic Tour
Enjoy a comfortable scenic and historic ride around the beauty of New Hampshire, including the Kancamagus Highway.
Maple Syrup Tour
Meet with a fourth–generation sugarer who will explain the science behind the syrup and learn all about the process.
6:00pm
Keynote Dinner | “The Myth of Inequality”
Grand Ballroom
Introduction by: Peter Goettler, Cato Institute
Address by: Sen. Phil Gramm, Lone Star Global Acquisitions
9:00pm
“A Celebration of Whiskey and Freedom” with Free The People & The Stephenson Institute for Classical Liberalism
Cave Bar
Wednesday, November 1st
6:30am
Breakfast
Main Dining Room
Available until 10:00am
Registration Table Open at 8:30am
9:00am
Plenary Session 4 | “International Relations from the Cold War to Present”
Presidential Ballroom
John Mearsheimer, University of Chicago
Eugene Gholz, University of Notre Dame
Ambassador John Herbst, Atlantic Council
Chair: William Ruger, American Institute for Economic Research
10:30am
Break and Networking
Presidential Foyer
11:00am
Plenary Session 5 | “Threats to Free Trade”
Presidential Ballroom
Pierre Lemieux, University of Québec
Daniel Hannan, House of Lords of the United Kingdom
Tyler Goodspeed, Hoover Institution
Chair: Samuel Gregg, American Institute for Economic Research
12:30pm
Lunch
Grand Ballroom
2:00pm
Breakout Session 3.1 | “Classical Liberalism, Past and Present”
Presidential
Young Scholars Program
“Courage to Be Utopian: Classical Liberalism as an Emancipatory Program”
~ Otto Lehto, New York University
“Dante and Milton’s Respective Usuries in the Divine Comedy and Paradise Lost”
~ Alexander Schmid, Louisiana State University
“Global Citizenship, Individual Liberty, and the Liberal Order”
~ Garion Frankel, Texas A&M University
“Economic Freedom and EU Accession”
~ Vincent Miozzi, Texas Tech University
Chair: Diana Thomas, Creighton University
2:00pm
Breakout Session 3.2 | “MPS and Beyond
Jefferson
Words and Numbers Podcast LIVE!
~ James Harrigan, AIER
~ Donald Boudreaux, George Mason University
2:00pm
Breakout Session 3.3 | “China: Friend, Foe, or In Between?”
Reagan
“The Failure of the Kissinger Gamble”
~ Dominique Lazanski, Last Press Label
“The China Dilemma: Rethinking U.S.-China Relations”
~ Ryan Yonk, AIER
"Which Is the Greater Threat to America: China’s Old Industrial Policy or America’s New Industrial Policy?”
~ Doug Bandow, Cato Institute
Chair: Nikolai Wenzel, Universidad de Las Hespérides
2:00pm
Breakout Session 3.4 | “Monetary Policy in the United States”
Dartmouth
“Neutral Nominal Spending and Federal Reserve Policy”
~ William Luther, Florida Atlantic University
"The Use of Inputs by the Federal Reserve System Revisited”
~ Bryan Cutsinger, Angelo State University
“The Fate of FAIT”
~ David Beckworth, Mercatus Center
Chair: Robert Hetzel, Mercatus Center
3:30pm
Break and Networking
Presidential Foyer
4:00pm
Breakout Session 4.1 | “Bretton Woods Era History”
Presidential
“AIER’s E.C. Harwood on the Bretton Woods System”
~ Robert Wright, AIER
"My Life in China during the Bretton Woods Era: The Harmful Legacy of Communism”
~ Li Schoolland, TFT Events
“Classical Liberalism vs. Embedded Liberalism”
~ Kurt Schuler, Center for Financial Stability
“The Power of Destructive Protection”
~ Nicola Rossi, Istituto Bruno Leoni
Chair: Alberto Mingardi, Istituto Bruno Leoni
4:00pm
Breakout Session 4.2 | Recent MPS Authors
Jefferson
“Following Their Leaders: Political Preferences in Public Policy”
~ Randall Holcombe, Florida State University
“Deficit as Policy: Widening the Scope of Debt-Financed Spending”
~ Peter Calcagno, College of Charleston & Edward Lopez, Western Carolina University
“The Next American Economy”
~ Samuel Gregg, AIER
Chair: Roberta Herzberg, George Mason University
4:00pm
Breakout Session 4.3 | “The Future of International Development”
Reagan
“Foreign Aid’s Role in the ‘Mighty Arsenal of Peace’”
~ Adam Martin, Texas Tech University
"How liberal are liberal institutions? The ITO, GATT, and WTO in perspective"
~ Syed Kamall, St. Mary’s University
“A Glimmer of Optimism in an Emerging Development Paradigm”
~ Parth Shah, Centre for a Civil Society
Chair: Frank Stephenson, Berry College
4:00pm
Breakout Session 4.4 | “Money and Taxation”
Dartmouth
Young Scholars Program
“Blockchain Blocksize, Custodial Security, and Price”
~ Zachary Glatzer, Florida Atlantic University
“From Bretton Woods to Bitcoin: Global Censorship and Uncensorable Money”
~ Craig Warmke, Northern Illinois University
“Intergenerational Mobility, Social Capital, and Economic Freedom”
~ Justin Callais, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
“The Miraculous Old-Time Fiscal Religion: How a Political Norm Discouraged Deficit Spending”
~ Cameron Tilley, Duke University
Chair: John Chisolm, John Chisolm Ventures
5:30pm
Free Time
6:00pm
Evening Reception
Conservatory & Great Hall
A Toast to MPS by Lawson Bader
A Toast to David Malpass by Ed Feulner
7:00pm
Presidential Address, 2024 Meeting Announcement, and Keynote Dinner
Grand Ballroom
Presidential Address by:
Gabriel Calzada Álvarez, Universidad de Las Hespérides
2024 Meeting Announcement
Parth Shah, Centre for Civil Society
Keynote Dinner | “The Crisis Facing Development”
Address by:
David Malpass, The World Bank (Ret.)
9:00pm
Dinner and 2023 MPS Program Ends
Thursday, November 2nd
6:30am
Breakfast
Main Dining Room
Available until 10:00am
Registration Table Open at 8:30am
7:30am
Bus Departure "BLUE"
to Boston Logan Airport
8:45am
Bus Departure "YELLOW"
to Capitaf for "No Free Lunch Tour"
9:30am
Bus Departures "RED" and "GREEN"
to Boston Logan Airport