Prosperity Caucus

Event: Prof. Tyler Cowen

jared — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:39:55 +0000

Prosperity Caucus

Economics by the Slice

You are Invited …

To A Meeting of the Prosperity Caucus
with Guest Speaker

Tyler Cowen

Professor of Economics at George Mason University and

blogger at Marginal Revolution

“The Road to Freedom”

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

6:00 p.m.

The Heritage Foundation

214 Mass. Ave. NE

Washington, DC 20002

Directions to Heritage

Tyler Cowen has a PhD in economics from Harvard University and is currently a professor of economics at George Mason University. He has edited the volume Public Goods and Market Failures, and has written Explorations in the New Monetary Economics with Randall Kroszner. Tyler publishes daily at The Marginal Revolution blog. He recently released a book “The Road to Freedom,” available here.

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Event: Grover Norquist Discussing Debacle

Joe Chrisman — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:17:59 +0000

Prosperity Caucus

Economics by the Slice

You are Invited …

To A Meeting of the Prosperity Caucus
with Guest Speaker

Grover Norquist

President, Americans for Tax Reform and Author of:

Debacle – Obama’s War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do Now to Regain Our Future.

Thursday, May 3, 2012
6:00 p.m.

Americans for Tax Reform

722 12^th St. NW, 6^th Floor

Mr. Norquist is president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a taxpayer advocacy group he founded in 1985. ATR is a coalition of taxpayer groups, individuals and businesses opposed to higher taxes at the federal, state and local levels. ATR organizes the TAXPAYER PROTECTION PLEDGE, which asks all candidates for federal and state office to commit themselves in writing to oppose all tax increases.

He also Chairs the “Wednesday Meeting” of conservative activists and elected leaders.

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Demand for U.S. Debt Is Not Limitless

jared — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:17:53 +0000

Lawrence Goodman adroitly explains that the demand for US not is not limitless in this Wall Street Journal article.

Richard Thaler – March 29

jared — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:22:23 +0000

You are Invited ….

To A Meeting of the Prosperity Caucus

with Guest Speaker

Richard Thaler

Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor of

Behavioral Science and Economics University of Chicago

Thursday, March 29, 2012

6:00 p.m.

Location

Heritage Foundation

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Richard H. Thaler is one of the founders of the burgeoning field of behavioral economics as well as its most prominent proponent. Along with his academic appointment he is the director of the Center for Decision Research at the University of Chicago and has a regular column in the New York Times.

Thaler is the co-author (with Cass R. Sunstein) of the global best seller Nudge in which the concepts of behavioral economics are used to tackle many of society’s major problems.

On March 22, the Prosperity Caucus will team up with America’s Future Foundation to host a debate is the individual health insurance mandate constitutional? at the Americans For Tax Reform headquarters.

In April, the Prosperity Caucus will host Grover Norquist, president of Americans For Tax Reform.

Prosperity Caucus / America’s Future Foundation Joint Event: Is The Health Mandate Constitutional?

jared — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:22:41 +0000

You are Invited ….

To A Joint Meeting of the Prosperity Caucus and the America’s Future Foundation

with Guest Speakers

Rory Sullivan
Policy Director
Young Invincibles

and

David Barnes
Senior Policy Analyst
e21: Economic Policies for the 21st Century

Is The Individual Health Insurance Mandate Constitutional?

Thursday, March 22, 2012

6:00 p.m.

Location

DCI Group
1828 L Street NW
4th Floor
Washington, DC
Metro stop: Farragut North/West

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Upcoming Events

Richard Thaler

Thursday, March 29, 2012
Location: The Heritage Foundation

Rory O’Sullivan

Rory grew up in San Francisco, graduating from Pomona College in 2006 with a B.A. in Philosophy Politics, and economics. He just finished a joint J.D./M.P.P. at Georgetown University. He has worked in a variety of policy capacities since coming to Washington, D.C, including interning for Speaker Nancy Pelosi and at the Federal Legislation and Administrative Clinic at Georgetown Law.

David Barnes

David is a Senior Policy Analyst at e21: Economic Policies for the 21st Century, a new nonpartisan organization dedicated to economic research and innovative public policies. He is also Deputy Director of e21’s ObamaCare Watch project—a website focused on monitoring implementation of President Obama’s newly passed health care law. David was previously Deputy Research Director and Senior Domestic Policy Analyst at the Republican National Committee. Originally from Chicago, he received a B.A. in philosophy from Yale.

Event: Jason Furman – The Essentials of Pro-Growth Corporate Tax Reform

jared — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:42:48 +0000

You are Invited ….

To A Meeting of the Prosperity Caucus

with Guest Speaker

Jason Furman

Deputy Director of the National Economic Council

Who will talk about

“The Essentials of Pro-Growth Corporate Tax Reform”

Wednesday February 29, 2012

6:00 p.m.

Location

ITIF

1101 K. Street NW, Suite 610

Washington, DC

Directions to ITIF

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Jason Furman is the Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council and a leading expert on tax policy. He was previously the director of the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institute—as well as a professor at New York University and a senior economic advisor in the Clinton Administration. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard.

Event: Lawrence Goodman- Managing the U.S. when Debt is No Longer Risk Free

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:41:43 +0000

You are Invited ….

To A Meeting of the Prosperity Caucus

with Guest Speaker

Lawrence Goodman

President of the Center for Financial Stability

Who will talk about

“Managing the U.S. when Debt is No Longer Risk Free”

Thursday, January 26, 2012

6:00 p.m.

Location

The Heritage Foundation

214 Massachusetts Ave. NE

Washington, DC

Directions to Heritage

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Lawrence Goodman is the President of the Center for Financial Stability, a think tank based in New York devoted to studying financial markets for the benefit of investors, officials, and the public. He was previously Managing Director and Global Head of Emerging Market Strategy at Bank of America as well as director of Quantitative Policy Analysis at the United State Treasury.