Death of the Fed

Death of the Fed

Two important events are coming up soon.

Next week, February 26-27, 2010, we hold a conference on the Federal Reserve in Jekyll Island, Georgia, the birthplace of the Fed. The title of the conference: The Birth and Death of the Fed. The idea is to explore its origins and effects with particular focus on the current and ongoing calamity, and to establish, without a doubt, that the root of the problem with the economy traces to the socialization of money and credit and its mis-management by central planners.

Speakers at the event include George Selgin, Christopher Westley, Robert Murphy, Doug French, Peter Klein, Thomas Woods, Joseph Salerno, Lew Rockwell, Ron Paul, Mark Thornton, Gary North, and others. They are covering every area of monetary theory and policy. The conference includes tours, receptions, a huge book table, an oyster roast on the beach and other fun activities. It is the perfect mixture of scholarship plus vacation. Please join us!

In the meantime, we are busily planning what is turning into the biggest and grandest Austrian Scholars Conference in world history, March 11-13, 2010, with more presentations, panels, and papers than any previous conference. Many great thinkers will be with us, including Steve Kates, Robert Murphy, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Caroline Baum, Paul Cantor, Richard Vedder, plus nearly 200 others, in addition to a special (and secret so far) guest that we are sure everyone will enjoy.

If you look back at the history of this event, you find presentations of early drafts of what later became hugely important books and research paradigms. One example is our new book Literature and the Economics of Liberty. Some new projects of the Mises Institute will also be unveiled. It is a learning experience for everyone: students, professors, and professionals involved in economics and related areas.

We are also excited to show off the physical changes to our building. We have a grand new conference room, and an extended library and media area on the third floor, complete with an elevator that actually takes people up and down from place to place (no more getting stuck between floors, we promise.)

At both events, we'll have plenty of all our newest books available.

Please join us. And thank you so much for supporting the work of the Mises Institute!