PATRONS
Project is co-financed by the National Bank of Poland
The Austrian Summer Seminar is an opportunity to meet enthusiasts of the Austrian School of Economics and a rare occasion for personal contact with the Polish experts in Austrian Theory. Most of all, the Summer Seminars are an important part of a self-education program, which we propose to everyone interested and willing to deepen their knowledge of the subject.The phenomenon of the free market keeps resurfacing in discussions between economists, politicians and journalists, especially during periods of crisis. The role of the market and extra-market factors is an essential part of any debates about international process. Among those processes are climate change, international finance, demographic changes, the development of supra-national institutions, and at last changes in the entrepreneurs’ role.
This year’s Austrian Seminar will be accompanied by a special Teaching Workshop program, prepared for teachers who would like to effectively share their knowledge of economics and the Austrian School of Economics with their students. The workshops will take place directly before the seminar and each participant in the workshops will receive a certificate of participation. Although the Summer Seminar and the Teaching Workshops are separate events, we highly recommend participating in both of them.
Participants in the third annual Austrian Summer Seminar can take a special exam on the theory of economics in the tradition of the Austrian School. A passing score on the exam allows examinees to begin a professional cooperation with the Polish Mises Institute.
Join us in Radziejowice,
Witold Falkowski, the President of Polish Mises Institute
Speakers:
Prof. Dr hab. Witold Kwaśnicki, University of Wroclaw, head of The Department of The General Theory of Economics, the head of the Polish Mises Institute Council
Dr hab. Ryszard Bugaj, member of the Institute of Economic Sciences of Polish Academy of Sciences
Dr Jan Iwanik, Polish Mises Institute (IM) expert on insurance, graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics of Wroclaw University of Technology, employee of RBS Insurance in London, UK, columnist.
Dr Mateusz Machaj, founder of the Polish Mises Institute, PhD at Wroclaw University of Economics, assistant professor at Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences.
Maciej Bitner M.S., IM specialist on financial markets, PhD candidate at the University of Warsaw, freelance columnist.
Szymon Chrupczalski M.S., junior economist of IM, graduate of Jagiellonian University in Krakow and Krakow University of Economics, freelance columnist.
Juliusz Jabłecki M.S., IM specialist on banking, PhD candidate at the University of Warsaw
Jacek Kubisz M.S., graduate of University of Wroclaw, collaborator of IM, intern at Urzad Marszalkowski of Lower-Silesia Region.
Jan Lewiński M.S., collaborator of IM, PhD candidate at Wroclaw University of Economics, translator.
Karol Pogorzelski M.A., IM specialist on public sector, PhD candidate at the University of Warsaw.
Ben Stafford, Director of Programs of Foundation for Economic Education, USA, special guest of Polish Mises Institute.
Program of the Polish Mises Institute 3rd Summer Austrian Seminar
The Boundaries and Effectiveness of the Free Market:
1. Day - 10.09.2010
13.00-15.00 Registration
15.00-16.00 LUNCH, welcome drink
16.15-17.00 Opening lecture: “What is Free Market?” (Witold Kwaśnicki)
17.00-18.30 Discussion Panel: “Are there any areas where market does not work?” (Witold Kwaśnicki, Ryszard Bugaj, moderator: Mateusz Machaj)
18.40-19.15 DINNER
19.30-21.00 Refreshments
2. Day - 11.09.2010
08.30-09.15 BREAKFAST
09.15-10.45 “Theories of irrationality and rationality of the financial system” (Maciej Bitner)
10.45-11.00 COFFEE BREAK
11.00-12.15 “Where is Waldo? Are credit bubbles visible in monetary statistics?” (Juliusz Jabłecki)
12.15-13.30 “Kirzner’s Theory of Entrepreneurship” (Karol Pogorzelski)
14.00-15.00 LUNCH
15.30-16.45 “Insurance Cycles and the Austrian Theory of Business Cycles” (Jan Iwanik)
16.45-17.00 COFFEE BREAK
17.00-18.15 “Theory of Contestable Markets vs. Theory of Competition” (Mateusz Machaj)
18.30-19.30 DINNER
19.45-21.00 Meeting with IM Special Guest (Ben Stafford, Foundation for Economic Education, USA)
3. Day - 12.09.2010
08.30-09.15 BREAKFAST
10.00-11.15 “Uncertainty in the Economics of Global Warming” (Jan Lewiński)
11.15-11.30 COFFEE BREAK
11.30-13.00 “Coase Theorem” (Jacek Kubisz, Szymon Chrupczalski)
13.05-13.20 Commemorative Photo
13.30-14.30 LUNCH
14.40-17.15 Hall A: Exams / Hall B: information on IM activities (Witold Falkowski), free time, book exchange
17.30-18.30 DINNER
18.30-19.00 Announcement of IM fellowships, distribution of diplomas
TEACHING WORKSHOPS “Lessons of Economics”Radziejowice, Friday, 10 September 2010
Workshops can take place thanks to the support of Mr. Grzegorz Raczkowski
Speakers:
Olgierd Sroczyński M.S., graduate of Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Faculty of Philosophy and Krakow University of Pedagogics, national coordinator of “Lessons of Economics”, head of the Club of Austrian School of Economics in Krakow, columnist (articles in: “Przeglą
d Oświatowy”, “Estetyka i Krytyka”); since 2008 co-organizer for Lessons of Economics in high schools in Krakow, Nowy Sącz and Katowice
Dr Mateusz Machaj, founder of Polish Mises Institute, PhD at Wroclaw University of Economics, assistant professor at Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Szymon Chrupczalski M.S., junior economist of IM, graduate of Jagiellonian University in Krakow and Krakow University of Economics, freelance columnist.
The participants in the workshop will receive a certificate of completion/participation.
Program of workshops:
9.30-10.00 Registration
10.00-10.45 “Economics at school – what for?”
10.45-11.40 Lesson I – Theory of Value
11.45-12.40 Lesson II – Market Competition and Monopoly
Coffee Break
12.55-13.50 Lesson III – History and the Theory of Money
13.55-14.50 Lesson IV – Financial Crises
