Liberty Seminars 2013

Between August 26-31, 2013 the attendees of the two one-week seminars (Liberty Camp and Liberty Academy) have discussed classical liberal ideas, and then applied them to the current topics.

These seminars are unique in that they bring together a widely diverse group of attendees and lecturers, both in terms of their national and cultural backgrounds, as well as their professional and educational paths. 

The participants discuss the ideas in the conference room as well as during a more relaxed surrounding like the Slavica waterfall and lake Bohinj. 

Among the lecturers in 2013 were world-renowned experts:

• Philip Booth, PhD (Institute of Economic Affairs, UK),

  • Stephen Davies, PhD (Institute of Economic Affairs, UK),

  • Tanja Kosi Antolič, PhD (Slovenia)

• Mark Littlewood (Institute of Economic Affairs, UK),

  • Dan Mitchell, PhD (Cato Institute, USA),

  • Tanja Štumberger Porčnik, MA (Svetilnik, Slovenia),

  • Zoltan Kesz (Hungary) and

  • David Greenwald (Slovenia/USA).

The deadline for the applications was July 5, 2013. Only the first 40 qualified applicants were invited to attend each seminar. For more information about the project visit www.liberty-seminars.org

Short visits of the Liberty Seminars 2013

Those that were not able to join us at a week long seminar, joined us for a shorter visit. 

MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2013

15:00-16:30 LECTURE: "Liberal, Classical Liberal, Libertarian?" by Tanja Stumberger Porcnik

17:00-18:30 LECTURE: "The History and Future of Liberty in Europe" by Stephen Davies

Dinner

20:00-21:00 LECTURE: "Measuring Freedom" by Tanja Stumberger Porcnik

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013

14:00-16:00 MOVIE: "Overdose: A Film about the Next Financial Crisis"

16:00-17:30 LECTURE: "The fiscal crisis: Causes and Consequences" by Philip Booth

18:00-19:30 LECTURE: "Debt, spending and limitations of the state" by Mark Littlewood

Dinner

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2013

9:00-11:00 MOVIE: "The Battle of Ideas"

11:00-12:30 LECTURE: "The Government's Role in the Economy: Keynes v. Hayek" by Dan Mitchell

Lunch

14:00-15:30 LECTURE: "The Financial and Sovereign Debt Crises by Dan Mitchell" by Dan Mitchell

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013

15:00-16:30 LECTURE: "Flat Tax, Tax Competition and Tax Haven" by dr. Dan Mitchell

17:00-18:30 LECTURE: "Labour Market Performance in the Crisis: Recent Developments, Causes and Possible Actions" by Tanja Kosi Antolic

Dinner

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013

13:00-14:30 WORKSHOP: "Welcome to the Machine: Market Money vs. Monopoly Money" by David Greenwald

15:00-16:30 WORKSHOP: "Not Enough Bricks for the Wall: Credit Expansion, Resource Misallocation, and Market Crashes" by David Greenwald

17:00-18:30 LECTURE: "Radicalism: The Hungarian Case" by Zoltan Kesz

Dinner