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November 9 — The Puzzle of Prison Order: Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World

October 19 — National Development Delivers and Kinky Development is Just a Fetish

September 28 — The Myth of Skyrocketing Inequality

September 5 — Fossil Future: Why Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less

April 25 — Economic Policy and the Growth of Nations

January 30 — Propriety, Property, and Price Discovery in Adam Smith and Classical Economics: Neoclassical Economic Failures

The Puzzle of Prison Order: Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World — November 9

The FMI hosted David Skarbek, Professor of Political Science and Political Economy at Brown University, on November 9, 2023, to present a public lecture based on his book, The Puzzle of Prison Order: Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World (Oxford University Press).

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National Development Delivers and Kinky Development is Just a Fetish — October 19

Development economist Lant Pritchett discussed how National Development Delivers and Kinky Development is Just a Fetish, in his public lecture presentation at Texas Tech University on October 19, 2023.

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The Myth of Skyrocketing Ineqaulity — September 28

Phillip Magness, F.A. Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History, delivered a public lecture on The Myth of Skyrocketing Inequality at Texas Tech University on September 28, 2023.

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Fossil Future: Why Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less — September 5

Philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein presented a public lecture based on his book, Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less (Portfolio), at Texas Tech University on September 5, 2023.

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Economic Policy and the Growth of Nations — April 25

Finn Kydland, 2004 co-recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, delivered remarks on April 25, 2023 at Texas Tech University on the topic of Economic Policy and the Growth of Nations.

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Propriety, Property, and Price Discovery in Adam Smith and Classical Economics: Neoclassical Economic Failures — January 30

On January 30, 2023, Vernon L. Smith, 2002 co-recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, delivered remarks at Texas Tech University on Propriety, Property, and Price Discovery in Adam Smith and Classical Economics: Neoclassical Economic Failures.

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