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Stigler Center Events
The Stigler Center offers a variety of events on issues at the intersection of politics and the economy.
Our speaker series, conferences, and minicourses foster discussions surrounding political economy, competition, and other related issues that affect markets and human welfare.
Upcoming Events
Moral Boundaries in Political Economy
10/08/2024
The Age of Outrage: How to Lead in a Polarized World
10/31/2024
Stigler Center-CEPR Political Economy of Finance Conference 2024
11/08/2024
Call for Papers | Deadline June 30
Recent Past Events
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Unpacking ESG
January 24, 2022
Cohosted with the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, this event will examine how the diverse and varied applications of the "ESG" label have given rise to the ambiguities that surround this field. A panel of industry and academic thought leaders will discuss the ways in which ESG is, is not, and could be a force for social and environmental impact.
Unpacking ESG![Chicago Booth Harper Center](/-/media/project/archive/chicago-booth-harper-center.jpg?cx=0.42&cy=0.43&cw=940&ch=749&hash=6412983F7207FC36D8365DE7211C3AC6)
Economics of Healthcare Conference
October 21, 2021
October 21-22, 2021 | In collaboration with Chicago Booth Healthcare Initiative
Economics of Healthcare Conference![Chicago Booth Harper Center](/-/media/project/archive/chicago-booth-harper-center.jpg?cx=0.42&cy=0.43&cw=940&ch=749&hash=6412983F7207FC36D8365DE7211C3AC6)
Open House with Booth research centers
October 08, 2021
An opportunity for Evening/Weekend students to learn about the Chicago Booth research centers.
Open House with Booth research centers![Chicago Booth Harper Center](/-/media/project/archive/chicago-booth-harper-center.jpg?cx=0.42&cy=0.43&cw=940&ch=749&hash=6412983F7207FC36D8365DE7211C3AC6)
CASI-Stigler Workshops
May 12, 2021
Workshops for faculty and doctoral students, co-sponsored by the Stigler Center and the Corporations and Society Initiative (CASI) at Stanford GSB
CASI-Stigler Workshops![Chicago Booth Harper Center](/-/media/project/archive/chicago-booth-harper-center.jpg?cx=0.42&cy=0.43&cw=940&ch=749&hash=6412983F7207FC36D8365DE7211C3AC6)
Care After Covid: What the Pandemic Revealed Is Broken in Healthcare and How to Reinvent It
May 12, 2021
Co-sponsored by the Davis Center for Leadership, the Healthcare Initiative, and the Stigler Center at Chicago Booth.
Care After Covid: What the Pandemic Revealed Is Broken in Healthcare and How to Reinvent It![Chicago Booth Harper Center](/-/media/project/archive/chicago-booth-harper-center.jpg?cx=0.42&cy=0.43&cw=940&ch=749&hash=6412983F7207FC36D8365DE7211C3AC6)
Relational Contracts: Theory and Practice
April 23, 2021
This virtual academic symposium is jointly sponsored by World Commerce and Contracting, the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, the Stigler Center and the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago, and the Workshop on Relational Contracts.
Relational Contracts: Theory and Practice![George Stigler in classroom](/-/media/research/stigler/new-stigler/george-stigler.jpg?cx=0.63&cy=0.43&cw=940&ch=749&hash=05292C96FDC132CA45A466F52527C515)
George Stigler 50 Years Later: Revisiting The Theory of Economic Regulation
April 19, 2021
April 19-20, 2021, Webinar
George Stigler 50 Years Later: Revisiting The Theory of Economic Regulation![Chicago Booth Harper Center](/-/media/project/archive/chicago-booth-harper-center.jpg?cx=0.42&cy=0.43&cw=940&ch=749&hash=6412983F7207FC36D8365DE7211C3AC6)
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2020 Antitrust and Competition Conference - Monopolies and Politics
February 25, 2021
Virtual Conference
2020 Antitrust and Competition Conference - Monopolies and Politics![Chicago Booth Harper Center](/-/media/project/archive/chicago-booth-harper-center.jpg?cx=0.42&cy=0.43&cw=940&ch=749&hash=6412983F7207FC36D8365DE7211C3AC6)
CDAC Distinguished Speaker Series: Timnit Gebru
February 22, 2021
A lecture with Timnit Gebru, Ethical AI Researcher, cohosted with the Center for Data and Computing (CDAC) as part of their Winter 2021 Distinguished Speaker Series: Bias Correction: Solutions for Socially Responsible Data Science.
CDAC Distinguished Speaker Series: Timnit Gebru