Life After Debt – A Dead Economists Society Series Salon

Online

The Dead Economists Society Salon series continues as Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin discuss the many approaches to borrowing and lending money. “Debts are like children: the smaller they are the more noise they make.” ~ Spanish Proverb As global debt based 281 trillion US dollars this year, we are asking the questions : What are the real risks of all…

$20.00

Inequality, Individualism, and Indispensability – From Adam Smith to Gary Becker, A Dead Economists Society Salon on the value of being different

In this Dead Economists Society Salon Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin discuss people (after all, the economy is, ultimately, the sum total of the choices made by individuals like you and I) - what makes us different and how are we the same. “Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and thus make…

$20.00

The Economics of Sex, Demography and the Economy: From Malthus to Only Fans

Online

In this Dead Economists Society Salon Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin discuss sex, "demography as destiny" and the economy  “I think I may fairly make two postulata. First, That food is necessary to the existence of man. Secondly, That the passion between the sexes is necessary and will remain nearly in its present state. These two…

$20.00

Irrationally Rational – From Adam Smith and Amos Tversky to the New-Wave of Nudges

Online

Nudge, nudge, wink wink.  In this Dead Economists Society Salon Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin discuss all things behavioural economics,  and "libertarian" paternalism. "Smith is often remembered for the concept of an “invisible hand” that guides an overall economy to prosperity if each individual makes their own self-interested decisions—a key concept in classical and neoclassical…

$20.00

Dead Economists Salon Series : Playing Games – from The Prisoners’ Dilemma and Mutually Assured Destruction to Axie Infinity and Beyond!

Online

The Dead Economists Society Salon series continues as Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin discuss game theory. “If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.” ~John von Neumann In this meeting of the Dead Economists Salon Series we're going to play - with game theory. Hosted by: Bronwyn…

$20.00

What Goes Up… A Dead Economists Salon on 60 Years of Capitalism, Freedom… and Inflation

Online

In this Dead Economists Society Salon Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin discuss Capitalism, Freedom, and Inflation. "One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results." ~ Milton Friedman 2022 will see the 60th anniversary of Milton Friedman's "Capitalism and Freedom". In this Dead Economist's Salon we…

$20.00

Cents and the City – A Dead Economists Salon on Urban NIMBYism, Progressivism (and, yes, Promiscuity)

Online

In this Dead Economists Society Salon Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin discuss city-dwelling "As a remedy to life in society, I would suggest the big city. Nowadays it is the only desert within our reach." ~ Albert Camus. In this salon, we will discuss the opportunity - and the opportunity costs - of living and working…

$20.00

The Trade-Offs of Free Trade – A Dead Economists Salon

Online

Join Interintellect hosts Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin in this latest entry in their Dead Economists Society salon series—now in its second year of monthly meetings! In this salon, we evoke numerous dead economists on the great issue of free trade versus protectionism: from Adam Smith, David Hume, and David Ricardo—to Friedrich List and his…

$20.00

A Living Economists Society Salon: Ben Bernanke, Money, and Banking

Online

The Dead Economists Society returns....except this time it is the Living Economists Society! Each month we will concentrate on the works of a particular living economist. Don't expect much esotery; the series will revolve around real-world economic and social issues! Our first living economist is none other than the newly minted Nobel Prize winner Ben…

$20.00

“The 100-Year Life” – SuperSalon with Andrew J. Scott

Online

Shall we, could we live forever? Join Peter Isztin for a captivating SuperSalon with Andrew J Scott, distinguished fellow economist and renowned expert on longevity and aging. Together, we will dive into the multifaceted implications of extended lifespans and explore their wide-ranging effects. Andrew J Scott is a leading Professor of Economics at the London…

$20.00