Henry George School of Social Science Calendar

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  • 03
    03.April.Monday

    Macroeconomic Implications of Georgist Theories
    Session 10

    6:30 pm-8:00 pm
    2023.04.03
    Henry George School of Social Science
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    MACROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF GEORGIST THEORIES

    Most people think “economics” is measured by national statistics: GDP, unemployment, inflation, federal taxes, balance of payments, and other aggregate issues. Georgists tend to think in microeconomic terms: price-quantity relationships, including the effects of taxes on those prices and in terms of local issues.

    While both approaches are relevant, the Georgist approach is overshadowed because microeconomic issues are rarely discussed public spaces such as newspapers and online. To increase public receptivity to Georgist philosophy, we need a macroeconomic message.  This course is an attempt to present one.

    Instructor:  Cliff Cobb was the editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology from 2014 through 2022.  He is best known  as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 1/23, 1/30, 2/06, 2/13, 2/27, 3/06, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/03, 4/10

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.

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  • 05
    05.April.Wednesday

    A Brief History of Credit – From William Petty to Richard Cantillon
    Session 1

    6:30 pm-8:00 pm
    2023.04.05
    Henry George School of Social Science
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    A BRIEF HISTORY OF CREDIT – FROM WILLIAM PETTY TO RICHARD CANTILLON

    This course will explore the history credit, defined as the introduction of time into value. The course will proceed chronologically from the time of William Petty, John Law and Richard Cantillon in the late seventeen and early eighteen century through three thematic sessions.

    • From sovereign wealth to trade credit
    • From commerce to sovereign credit
    • From central banking to populist money

    The instructor, Walter E. Perry holds a BA and PhD in the traditional curriculum of Ancient Greek. He has done extensive work on analyzing the US money supply during the great inflation of 1978 – 1982, bond indentures, insurance contract and derivative instruments of all sorts. Dr. Perry is the founder of Fiduciary Automation, an IT company that instantiate regulations as executable code which could be run against proposed financial instruments or strategies to render determinative opinions as to their compliance and to illuminate ambiguities.

    Dates: Wednesdays: 4/05, 4/12, 4/19; from 6:30PM to 8:00PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. Access information for Zoom will be made available via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW

  • 07
    07.April.Friday

    GOOD FRIDAY

    All day
    2023.04.07

    GOOD FRIDAY

    We are closed.

  • 10
    10.April.Monday

    Macroeconomic Implications of Georgist Theories
    Session 11

    6:30 pm-8:00 pm
    2023.04.10
    Henry George School of Social Science
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    MACROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF GEORGIST THEORIES

    Most people think “economics” is measured by national statistics: GDP, unemployment, inflation, federal taxes, balance of payments, and other aggregate issues. Georgists tend to think in microeconomic terms: price-quantity relationships, including the effects of taxes on those prices and in terms of local issues.

    While both approaches are relevant, the Georgist approach is overshadowed because microeconomic issues are rarely discussed public spaces such as newspapers and online. To increase public receptivity to Georgist philosophy, we need a macroeconomic message.  This course is an attempt to present one.

    Instructor:  Cliff Cobb was the editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology from 2014 through 2022.  He is best known  as the developer of the Genuine Progress Indicator, published by the San Francisco organization, Redefining Progress.

    Dates: Mondays – 1/23, 1/30, 2/06, 2/13, 2/27, 3/06, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/03, 4/10

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.

    REGISTER NOW

  • 12
    12.April.Wednesday

    A Brief History of Credit – From William Petty to Richard Cantillon
    Session 2

    6:30 pm-8:00 pm
    2023.04.12
    Henry George School of Social Science
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    A BRIEF HISTORY OF CREDIT – FROM WILLIAM PETTY TO RICHARD CANTILLON

    This course will explore the history credit, defined as the introduction of time into value. The course will proceed chronologically from the time of William Petty, John Law and Richard Cantillon in the late seventeen and early eighteen century through three thematic sessions.

    • From sovereign wealth to trade credit
    • From commerce to sovereign credit
    • From central banking to populist money

    The instructor, Walter E. Perry holds a BA and PhD in the traditional curriculum of Ancient Greek. He has done extensive work on analyzing the US money supply during the great inflation of 1978 – 1982, bond indentures, insurance contract and derivative instruments of all sorts. Dr. Perry is the founder of Fiduciary Automation, an IT company that instantiate regulations as executable code which could be run against proposed financial instruments or strategies to render determinative opinions as to their compliance and to illuminate ambiguities.

    Dates: Wednesdays: 4/05, 4/12, 4/19; from 6:30PM to 8:00PM ET

    Location: Online via Zoom

    Note: This is an online event. Access information for Zoom will be made available via email the day of each session.

    REGISTER NOW