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Post-Election Policy Outlook

Date and Time
November 8, 2024
6 — 8 PM CST

November 9, 2024
8:30 AM — 4:45 PM CST
Location
The Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL
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Cato University on Campus is the Cato Institute’s regional event series for college and graduate students. Each program will explore classical liberal philosophy as a foundation for considering current policy issues. While the topics for each program will vary, the goal remains to bring together outstanding faculty and participants who share a commitment to liberty and learning and to provide participants an opportunity to form an enduring community through a one-of-a-kind experience.

Benefits of Cato University on Campus include a full day of academic programming, networking opportunities, resources for further study, and a $100 travel stipend upon completion of the program.

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Program

Friday, November 8

6:00 - 8:00 PM CST

Optional Welcoming Reception

Saturday, November 9

8:30 - 9:30 AM CST

Registration and Breakfast

9:30 - 10:30 AM CST

Opening Keynote Address: Radical Deregulation: Open Borders and By-Right Construction

Bryan D Caplan, Professor of Economics, George Mason University, Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute

10:30 - 11:00 AM CST

Professional Development Workshop

Rachel Ferguson, Director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University Chicago and Assistant Dean of the College of Business

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Debt Dilemma: The Entitlement Spending Challenge and Tax Reform

Romina Boccia, Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy, Cato Institute

Adam Michel, Director of Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute

12:00 - 1:15 PM CST

Lunch

1:15 - 2:15 PM CST

Affordable Housing: A Bipartisan Issue

M. Nolan Gray, Research Director, California YIMBY

Josh Bandoch, Head of Policy, Illinois Policy Institute

Moderated by Rachel Ferguson, Director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University Chicago and Assistant Dean of the College of Business

2:15 - 3:15 PM CST

Breakout Discussions

3:15 - 4:15 PM CST

Closing Keynote Address — What’s in Store for Economic Policy?

Mark A. Calabria, Senior Advisor to the Cato Institute and former director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency

4:15 - 4:45 PM CST

Networking Reception and Departures

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