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 health care delivery.

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 Co-operation and Development countries from 1960 to the present. Classens will present his argument and AEI fellows Desmond Lachman and Angel Ubide will comment.

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 proxies.

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 change.

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, will present his most recent findings on aging and future health care spending.

Termites in the Trading System: How Preferential Agreements Undermine Free Trade
Book Forum
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Jagdish Bhagwati will present his analysis of and recommendations for the future of the multilateral trading system from his new book, Termites in the Trading System: How Preferential Agreements Undermine Free Trade.

How to Improve the Credit Rating Agency Sector
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
This conference will feature financial industry experts with a variety of perspectives on how the major credit rating agency sector could be improved.