John W. Pope Lecture Series
Presenting
William A. Niskanen
Chairman, The Cato Institute
speaking on
The Economic Costs of Government Growth
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
7:00 p.m.
232-A Withers Hall
NC State University
Reception immediately following the lecture.
About the speaker
William A. Niskanen has been chairman of The Cato Institute since 1985. The nonprofit public policy research institute focuses primarily on public policy debate around limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and peace. Niskanen was a member and acting chairman of President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers. He has also served as director of economics at the Ford Motor Company, professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley and Los Angeles, assistant director of the federal Office of Management and Budget, a defense analyst at the Rand Corporation, the director of special studies in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the director of the Program Analysis division at the Institute of Defense Analysis.
Niskanen has written on such public policy issues as corporate governance, defense,
federal budget policy, regulation, Social Security, taxes, and trade. His Bureaucracy and
Representative Government (1971) is considered a classic. His most recent book is
After Enron: the Lessons for Public Policy.
Niskanen holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Harvard. The University of Chicago recently honored him with a lifetime professional service award.
About this lecture series
The John W. Pope Lecture Series is hosted by NC State University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences and College of Management to encourage dialogue on topics of political and economic interest. The lecture series is supported by a grant from the John W. Pope Foundation.
The program includes support for Foundations for a Free Society and the Society for Political Science, Economics and Law (SPEL), which provides an intellectual forum for students interested in pursuing careers in the practice of law.
Previous Presenters:
2007: Richard A. Epstein, professor and director of the Law and Economics Program at the University of Chicago.
2006: Harvey Mansfield, William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Government at Harvard University and author of the book, Manliness
2005: Vernon Smith, Nobel Prize recipient in economics