HENRY GEORGE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE CALENDAR

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  • 17
    17.December.Sunday
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  • 18
    18.December.Monday

    THE NEW ECONOMICS OF THE BUSINESS CYCLE
    Session 3

    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2017.12.18
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    Upheavals in how the U.S. economy operates have transformed Americans from wealth creators to creative borrowers. This course looks at how abandoning the Gold Standard, a bulwark of the world economy since the Industrial Revolution, has helped replace capital accumulation and investment with credit-fueled consumption. Will this revolutionary shift usher in a new era of growth or lead to yet another wave of cyclical depressions? What is the role of land in this process? This five-lesson course will highlight structural changes to the U.S. economy since the demise of the World War II-spawned financial order, also known as the Bretton Woods system.

    Instructor: Dr. Ibrahima Drame
    Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Dates: Mondays: 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 1/8, 1/22

  • 19
    19.December.Tuesday

    The Trump Tax Plan, the Economy and You
    Seminar

    6:00 pm-8:00 pm
    2017.12.19
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    Whether they consider themselves disciples of Milton Friedman, Libertarians a la Murray Rothbard, or supporters of Thomas Piketty, economists of all confessions have come to agree on one thing; the United States urgently needs a comprehensive tax overhaul. The problem however, is how.

    Should taxes attempt to achieve social justice, maximize government revenue or be as little disruptive to entreprise as possible?

    In this seminar, Tom Ballou will shed light on possible directions of the US tax policy and ask whether the Trump Tax plan will change America for the better or worse.

    Location: Henry George School of Social Science, 149 East 38th Street (Between Lexington & 3rd Avenue) New York, NY 10016
    Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
    Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2017

    Space is limited, please register !

  • 20
    20.December.Wednesday
    No events
  • 21
    21.December.Thursday

    FREE TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION
    Session 5

    6:30 pm-8:30 pm
    2017.12.21
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    This course familiarizes students with theories and policies of international trade. Students will learn the importance of international trade and examine its effects on production, profits and the distribution of wealth in the economy. The course will introduce concepts such as comparative advantage, increasing returns to scale, factor endowments…etc.… Students will also analyze specific trade agreements and discuss their impact on the American working class.

    Instructor: Stephen Taft
    Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Dates: 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21

    Main Texts: H. George, Protection or Free Trade

  • 22
    22.December.Friday
    No events
  • 23
    23.December.Saturday
    No events
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