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Our speaker series give students and the campus community the opportunity to hear from high caliber academics and business leaders on topics related to individual liberty, economic freedom, principled entrepreneurship, etc.
Mercer students, faculty and the local business community are all invited to attend.
Calendar:
2019-2020
Professor of Economics, Southern Methodist University
“Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink their way Through the Unfree World”
February 24, 2020, 6:00 pm Willet Science Center Auditorium

Jacek Spendel (Liberty International), Antonio Saravia and Andrés Marroquín
Panel “The Future of Economic Freedom Across the World”
February 3, 2020, 6:00 pm Willet Science Center Auditorium

Antonio Saravia and Vas Stanescu
Director, The Fund for American Studies
“The Economics of Terrorism with Economic Freedom as the Counter-Measure”
October 16, 2019, 6:00 pm Medical Auditorium
Professor of Economics, George Mason University
“Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration”
September 26, 2019, 6:00 pm Medical Auditorium
Watch the lecture here.
Past Speakers
Ed Lopez | Western Carolina University |
Lawrence Reed | Foundation for Economic Education |
Yaron Brook | Ayn Rand Institute |
Derek Yonai | Emporia State University |
Roy Fickling | Fickling & Company, Inc. |
George Crowley | Troy University |
David Skarbek | Brown University |
Benjamin Powell | Texas Tech University |
Larry White | George Mason University |
Aaron Smith | Ayn Rand Institute |
Robert Lawson | Southern Methodist University |
Eric Graf | Universidad Francisco Marroquín |
Christopher Lingle | Universidad Francisco Marroquín |
Scott Cunningham | Baylor University |
Scott Winship | Manhattan Institute |
Steve Horwitz | Ball State University |
Diana Furchtgott-Roth | Manhattan Institute |
Raj Bhala | The University of Kansas |
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada | Former President of Bolivia |
Walter Block | Loyola University of New Orleans |
Ataman Ozyildirim | The Conference Board |
Steve Gohmann | University of Louisville |