The Collapse of the WTO Doha Round Trade Talks: Implications and Future Options
With a Keynote Presentation by USTR General Counsel Warren H. Maruyama
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Several trade experts will analyze the implications of the World Trade Organization's systemic failure and its future impact on the world's trading system and explore the future of the WTO.

An Interstate Commerce Route to a National Market for Health Insurance
Thursday, July 31, 2008
University of Minnesota health economists Stephen Parente and Roger Feldman present their new analysis of the impact of state laws and regulations on health insurance premiums.

Can Consumers Save Medicare?
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Mark V. Pauly and Roger Feldman will discuss their recently released studies on medicare reform; Paul Ginsburg and Michael Morrisey will discuss the role of consumer empowerment in Medicare.

Beyond More Health Insurance Coverage, toward Better Health Outcomes
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Speakers at this conference will examine some of the other policy instruments that could promote healthier behavior, health literacy, skill formation, improved decision-making, and more efficient

Will the Global Economy Turn Down?
Monday, July 21, 2008
During this time of low consumer confidence, a new study by IMF economists Stijn Claessens, Ayhan Kose, and Marco Terrones examines 120 recession episodes in Organisation for Economic

How Do Mutual Funds Vote Their Proxies?
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Paul Stevens, president of the Investment Company Institute (ICI), will present the findings of a recent study of how mutual funds represent the interests of their shareholders in voting their

The Future of Insurance Regulation
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
This conference will review some of the salient features of the insurance market and insurance regulation today.

Asian Economies in Transition: Will the United States Be Left Behind?
With a Keynote Address by Christopher A. Padilla, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
Monday, July 7, 2008
At this AEI event, Christopher A. Padilla, under secretary for international trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce, will deliver a keynote address.

Was Malthus Right? Was Today's Global Food Crisis Inevitable?
With Addresses by Senator Richard Lugar and World Bank President Robert Zoellick
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, will speak; panelists will address issues including agricultural productivity, technology, international economics and trade, biofuels, and climate

Aging and Future Health Care Spending
Red Herrings, Time to Death, and Insurance Choices
Friday, June 27, 2008
Swiss economist Peter Zweifel, who argues that the share of the population approaching death is a more important predictor of health status and future health spending than population aging per se,