Australasian Public Choice Conference 2009

The Australasian Public Choice Scholars Network promotes research into public choice and political economy in Australasia and throughout Asia. The 2009 Australasian Public Choice Conference was hosted by the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at Deakin University's Melbourne Burwood Campus, Victoria, Australia.

Keynote speakers

Professor Thomas Palfrey
Flintridge Foundation Professor of Economics and Political Science
California Institute of Technology

"Building Public Infrastructure in a Representative Democracy."

Professor Loren Lomasky
Cory Professor of Political Philosophy, Policy and Law, University of Virginia

"Liberty after Lehman Brothers: Lessons from the Crunch of 2008"

Professor Geoffrey Brennan
RSSS
Australian National University

"Liberty and preference satisfaction: Sen Revisited"

Professor Enrico Spolaore
Tufts University

"The Political Economy of Long-term Relatedness"

Scientific Committee

Professor Geoffrey Brennan, Australian National University
Dr. Eric Crampton, University of Canterbury
Professor Chris Doucouliagos, Deakin University
Professor David Fielding, University of Otago
Associate Professor Christis Tombazos, Monash University
Associate Professor Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Deakin University
Dr. Samarth Vaidya, Deakin University

Sponsorship

The conference was proudly sponsored by the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Deakin University

Professor Thomas Palfrey's presentation was partly sponsored by Economic Design Network

Professor Loren Lomasky's presentation was sponsored by the RSSS

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