EPS at the 2005 AEA/ASSA Meetings
Since its founding at the 1989 AEA meetings, EPS/ECAAR has maintained a strong presence at the American Economic Association/Allied Social Sciences Association's annual conference.
EPS Sessions
Session One: The Abuse of Power
Presiding: James K. Galbraith — Chair of the EPS Board
Panelists:
Bill Black — University of Texas at Austin
Control Fraud and the CorporationJames K. Galbraith — University of Texas at Austin
The Corruption of Economics and PolicyRobert Prasch — Middlebury College
Shifting Risk: The Divorce of Risk from Reward in American CapitalismJanine Wedel — George Mason University
Corruption and Transition in Russia and Eastern Europe
Session Two: The Economics of Space Weapons
Presiding: John Steinbruner
Panelists:
John Steinbruner — University of Maryland
The Significance of Space PolicyNancy Gallagher — University of Maryland
The Commercial Space Industry: Incentives for Cooperation and CompetitionJeffrey Lewis — University of Maryland
Space Weapons Spending in the FY05–06 BudgetMartin Malin — American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Pathways to Cooperation in Space
Session Three: The Political Economy of Military Spending (URPE/EPS/AEA)
Presiding: Gerald Epstein — University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Panelists:
Lloyd J. Dumas — University of Texas at Dallas
Bang for the Buck: The Real Effects of Military Spending on SecurityJames K. Galbraith — University of Texas at Austin
The Costs of WarDavid Gold — New School University
Does Military Spending Stimulate or Retard Economic Performance? Revisiting an Old Debate with New DataAnn Markusen — University of Minnesota
The Economic and Security Consequences of Privatizing National Security
Annual Dinner
In honor of Robert M. Solow