The second Free Market Forum on “The Role of Markets and Governments in Pursuing the Common Good” was held on the campus of Hillsdale College on September 27-29, 2007. Over 100 faculty members and state policy leaders from across the United States and Canada attended the discussions. Evening speakers included Walter Williams, Burton Folsom, Jr., and Mark Steyn. Six panel discussions filled the remainder of the weekend.

The papers from the Free Market Forum 2007 (except Wesbury) are available for download below.  Simply click on the title to open the file. 

Please note, all of the talks are available in audio format from Hillsdale College.  Please call 1-800-437-2268.

• "Markets, Governments, and the Common Good"
  Walter E. Williams
  
  
  

          Panel 1:  Monetary Policy and the Common Good

• "Monetary Policy & Economic Nationalism at the Beginning of the 21st Century"
  Paul R. Koch
• "Free Money, Currency Substitution, and Regional Currencies"
  Jonathan Warner
• "What Really Sustains Microfinance"
  Peter R. Crabb
  
  
  

          Panel 2: The Legacy of Milton Friedman

• "Friedman's Influence on Public Policy"
  Brian Wesbury (forthcoming)
• "Friedman's Influence in the Academy"
  James Gwartney
• "Friedman's Influence Overseas"
  Mart Laar
  
  
  

          Panel 3:  How to Teach Economics

• "Teaching Introductory Economic Concepts"
  Gary Wolfram
• "Learning Economics with Classroom Markets and Surveys"
  Ted Bergstrom
• "Teaching the Benefits of Capitalism"
  Roger Butters
  
  
  
• "Progressives and Leviathan"
  Burton W. Folsom, Jr.

          Panel 4:  Globalization and the Common Good

• "Global Participation and Gain-Sharing"
  Senyo Adjibolosoo
• "Corruption, Faith, and International Trade"
  John E. Stapleford
• "Markets, Governments, International Organizations and the Common Good"
  Kent T. Saunders
  
  
  
  Panel 5:  The Moral Foundations of Classical Economics
  
  
• "Classical Economics in The Wealth of Nations"
  James Halteman
• "The Significance of Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments"
  James R. Otteson
• "Classical Economics and the American Founding"
  Thomas West
  
  
  

          Panel 6:  Christian Benevolence and the Welfare State

• "Faith, Benevolence, and the State"
  Amy Sherman
• "Lessons of the Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort"
  Peter Leeson
• "Benevolence: The Difficult Art of Giving"
  Leslie Lenkowsky
  
  
  
• "Canada's Economics vs. the American Model"
  Mark Steyn
  
  Also read Mark Steyn's lecture in the January 2008 issue of IMPRIMIS in abridged form.