Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Public Events

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Many of our seminars and public events this year will continue as in person or as hybrid (online and in person) events. Please check our website listings and Twitter feed @STICERD_LSE for updates.

Unless otherwise specified, in-person seminars are open to the public. Please ensure you have informed the event contact as early as possible.

Those unable to join the seminars in-person are welcome to participate via zoom if the event is hybrid.

Tuesday 12 May 2026 19:00 - 20:30

Hosted by The Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

If you can just print money, why pay taxes?

A book launch event of If You Can Just Print Money, Why Do I Pay Taxes?: Modern Monetary Theory Distilled and Debunked....Read more...

Emmanuel Maggiori

Wolfson Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ

Tuesday 12 May 2026 19:00 - 20:30

Hosted by The Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

If you can just print money, why pay taxes?

A book launch event of If You Can Just Print Money, Why Do I Pay Taxes?: Modern Monetary Theory Distilled and Debunked....Read more...

Emmanuel Maggiori

Wolfson Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ

Thursday 19 March 2026 18:30 - 20:00

The Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Evaluating Green Industrial Policy

Western countries have adopted green industrial policies to accomplish both economic development and sustainability. By 2025, it is increasingly evident that many of these efforts are failing....Read more...

Magnus Henrekson (Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) in Stockholm), Christian Sandström (Chalmers University), Mikael Stenkula (Lund University)

CKK LG.09, Alumni Theatre, Lower Ground Floor, New Academic Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ

Thursday 12 March 2026 18:30 - 20:00

The Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Recession: Why Economies Shrink and What to Do About It?

In his new book, Recession, American economist Tyler Goodspeed explores why recessions start, how long they last, and how to avoid them in the first place....Read more...

Tyler Goodspeed (Exxon Mobil - Chief Economist)

Hong Kong Theatre, CLM 01, Ground Floor, Clement House, LSE, 99 Aldwych, London WC2B 4JF

Wednesday 04 March 2026 18:30 - 20:00

The Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

The Great Realignment: Why the New Right is Here to Stay

The re-election of Donald Trump has illustrated in spectacular fashion the extent to which politics all over the world is in a state of continual flux. Old political configurations and parties are under unprecedented str...Read more...

Stephen Davies (John Locke Political Institute)

MAR 2.08, 2nd floor, The Marshall Building, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY

Tuesday 09 December 2025 18:30 - 20:00

Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Common law: a better foundation for Liberalism

In conventional political philosophy, law is understood as consciously created rules that are a necessary mechanism for regulating the excesses of the free market. Although coercive in nature, law is seen as a necessary ...Read more...

John Hasnas (Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business), Bryan Cheang (Executive Director of STICERD Hayek Programme)

This event is both online and in person

Hong Kong Theatre, CLM 01, Ground Floor, Clement House, LSE, 99 Aldwych, London WC2B 4JF

Tuesday 25 November 2025 18:30 - 20:00

Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

John Rawls and unequivocal justice

Curious about how free markets and social justice intersect? Join us for an engaging lecture by Christopher Freiman, author of the book Unequivocal Justice. Freiman offers a rethinking of the political theory of John Raw...Read more...

Paul Romero (LSE), Christopher Freiman (West Virginia University)

This event is both online and in person

Hong Kong Theatre, CLM 01, Ground Floor, Clement House, LSE, 99 Aldwych, London WC2B 4JF

Wednesday 22 October 2025 18:30 - 20:00

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Prosperity Through Growth with Economist Art Laffer

Join us for this event about Dr Arthur B. Laffer’s new book, Prosperity through Growth: Boosting living standards in an Age of Autocracy and AI, co-authored with Matthew Elliott, Michael Hintze and Douglas McWilliams, wh...Read more...

Arthur Laffer (Laffer Associates)

Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Thursday 16 October 2025 18:30 - 20:00

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Has the Free Market Failed?

From Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders, criticism of free markets, free trade, and globalization is now heard across the political spectrum. On the right, many blame free trade for hollowing out domestic industries; on the ...Read more...

Deirdre McCloskey (Cato Institute)

Wolfson Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ

Friday 20 June 2025 09:30 - Saturday 21 June 2025 18:00

The Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy and University of Bologna

Narratives and Culture in Historical Perspective - Hayek Conference

This conference organised by LSE's Hayek Programme and the University of Bologna explores the intersection of political economy, culture, and narratives from a historical perspective....Read more...

Various speakers

This event is both online and in person

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH

Wednesday 21 May 2025 18:30 - 20:00

The Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Stability is Overrated: Towards a Dynamic Liberalism

Contemporary liberals often praise values such as cohesion and stability. Though commonplace, embracing such values marks the abandonment of a major strand in 20th century liberal thought, a strand which eschews cohesion...Read more...

Alexander Schaefer (University of Buffalo)

Wolfson Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ

Tuesday 13 May 2025 18:30 - 20:00

The Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Neoliberalism and social justice? Reconciling Adam Smith and John Rawls

This event will explore the relationship between Rawlsian liberal egalitarianism and neoliberalism, based on Nick Cowen's book Neoliberal Social Justice. His timely and provocative book challenges the conventional wisdom...Read more...

Paola Romero (King's College London), Nick Cowen (University of Lincoln)

This event is both online and in person

Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Monday 24 March 2025 18:30 - 20:00

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

CANCELLED: Rethinking John Rawls and justice

What does justice require in practice, not just in theory? Join us for a lecture by Christopher Freiman, author of Unequivocal Justice, as he offers a rethinking of dominant political philosophies and challenges conventi...Read more...

Christopher Freiman (West Virginia University)

This event is both online and in person

CBG, Centre Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Monday 10 March 2025 18:30 - 20:00

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Epistemic pluralism and climate change

This lecture explores the merits of epistemic pluralism in understanding climate change today. Epistemic pluralism emphasises the need for diverse ways of knowing, analysing, and interpreting climate change—drawing insig...Read more...

Elizabeth Robinson (LSE), Mike Hulme (Cambridge)

This event is both online and in person

Hong Kong Theatre, CLM 01, Ground Floor, Clement House, LSE, 99 Aldwych, London WC2B 4JF

Wednesday 12 February 2025 18:30 - 20:00

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Power, freedom, and justice: rethinking Foucault

What are the implications of Michel Foucault’s critical social theories for how we think about freedom, power, and justice?...Read more...

Mark Pennington (Kings)

CBG, Centre Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Wednesday 29 January 2025 18:30 - 20:00

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Has neoliberalism failed? Reflections on Western society

In this timely event, Samuel Gregg will delve into the origins of the term "neoliberalism," its contested usefulness in contemporary discourse, and whether intellectuals such as F. A. Hayek and Milton Friedman fit the "n...Read more...

Samuel Gregg (American Institute for Economic Research), Paola Romero (King's College London)

This event is both online and in person

Hong Kong Theatre, CLM 01, Ground Floor, Clement House, LSE, 99 Aldwych, London WC2B 4JF

Tuesday 12 November 2024 18:30 - 20:00

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

F A Hayek's Nobel at 50: then and now

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Nobel Prize won by liberal political economist F.A. Hayek. This lecture will review the life and times of F.A. Hayek and consider the implications of his ideas for contemporary poli...Read more...

Bruce Caldwell (Duke), Mary Morgan (LSE)

This event is both online and in person

CBG, Centre Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Wednesday 09 October 2024 18:30 - 20:00

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

The case for shareholder capitalism

This event will provoke further debate on the question of stakeholder vs shareholder capitalism. In this lecture, Professor David McLean will make a case for shareholder capitalism, understood as an approach that emphasi...Read more...

David McLean (Georgetown University)

PAN G.01, Ground Floor, Pankhurst House, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Thursday 20 June 2024 09:30 - Friday 21 June 2024 18:00

Hosted by LSE's Department of Social Policy, the LSE Hayek Programme, the Classical Liberal Institute at New York University Law School, the Hayek Program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and the Institute for Humane Studies

Symposium on the Lessons of Classical Liberalism for the Modern World

On June 20-21, the LSE will host a workshop on the Lessons of Classical Liberalism for the Modern World. This event is sponsored by the LSE’s Department of Social Policy, the LSE Hayek Programme, the Classical Liberal In...Read more...

Vera Anstey Room, MG, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Wednesday 29 May 2024 - Thursday 30 May 2024

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy, and the Department of Economic History

Hayek Workshop on Institutions and Political Economy in Historical Perspective

The role of political institutions in shaping economic activity is central to recent scholarship in economics. However, these institutions are historically shaped, and examining them from a historical perspective is cruc...Read more...

Various speakers

MAR 1.10, 1st floor, The Marshall Building, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY

Monday 11 March 2024 18:30 - 20:00

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Law and Finance at 25

Andrei Shleifer will discuss the reforms in laws and regulations around the world in the past 25 years. ...Read more...

Andrei Shleifer (Harvard University)

Hong Kong Theatre, CLM 01, Ground Floor, Clement House, LSE, 99 Aldwych, London WC2B 4JF

Tuesday 30 January 2024 06:30 - 20:00

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy and the Department of Social Policy

Empowering citizens with behavioural science

Behavioural public policy has gained significant attention recently due to two key factors: political debates over government size and role, and the globally influential approach of nudging....Read more...

Ralph Hertwig (Max Planck Institute for Human Development)

This event is both online and in person

CBG, Centre Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Monday 09 October 2023 18:30 - 19:45

STICERD and the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy, and the Department of Social Policy

Optimally Irrational. The good reasons we behave the way we do

A public lecture by Professor Lionel Page on the topic of his latest book: 'Optimally Irrational. The good reasons we behave the way we do'. The lecture is hosted by STICERD and the Department of Social Policy and suppor...Read more...

Lionel Page (University of Queensland)

Hong Kong Theatre, CLM 01, Ground Floor, Clement House, LSE, 99 Aldwych, London WC2B 4JF

Tuesday 06 June 2023 18:30 - 20:00

The Department of Economics and supported by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Economics, Hayek, and Large Language Models

For the first time, Large Language Models give us a direct and effective means of conversing with Artificial Intelligence on substantive questions of our choosing, including matters of economics....Read more...

Tyler Cowen

This event is both online and in person

Old Theatre, Ground Floor, Old Building, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Wednesday 16 November 2022 18:30 - 20:00

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Abolishing the Political Class, From Aristotle to Hayek

This event is the formal launch of the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy at LSE and picks up on themes in Hayek’s writings and that of many thinkers through the ages....Read more...

Jonathan Sumption, Martin Loughlin (LSE), Munira Mirza

This event is both online and in person

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ

Tuesday 18 February 2020 16:45 - 17:45

Hosted by the Hayek Programme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy

Civil Liberties in Times of Crisis

Stefanie Stantcheva will discuss her recent paper, which explores how far citizens are willing trade off civil liberties during COVID-19, and whether worries about the long term erosion of civil liberties induce citizens...Read more...

Stefanie Stantcheva (Harvard University)

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