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Programme
Sunday 21 August
14.00-19.00 Registration at Hotel Nordica
18.00-19.00 General Opening Reception at Nordica Hotel
19.00-21.00 Opening Dinner at Banquet Room at Hotel Nordica, Welcoming Remarks by Prof Hannes H. Gissurarson and Presidential Address by Prof Victoria Curzon-Price, President of Mont Pelerin Society
Menu:
Tiger shrimps and bacalao pizza
Saddle of Icelandic mountain lamb with potato cake
Creamcheese mousse with berries
White wine: Stoneleigh Chardonnay 2001 (New Zealand)
Red wine: Beaujolais Georges Duboeuf 2001 (France)
Monday 22 August
09.00-10.30Session I: Liberty in Small States
Chair: Dr Ed Feulner, Heritage Foundation, Washington DC.
Prof Victoria Curzon-Price, University of Geneva
Tolerance and Free Trade: The Case of Switzerland
The Hon Mart Laar, fmr. Prime Minister of Estonia
Estonia: The Road from Serfdom
The Hon David Oddsson, Foreign Minister of Iceland
Iceland: Challenges and Opportunities
Commentator: Dr Michael Walker, Fraser Institute, Vancouver
11.00-12.30Session II: New Dimensions of Property Rights
Chair: Mr John Blundell, Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Prof Ragnar Arnason, University of Iceland
The Property Rights Perspective
Prof Harold Demsetz, U. C. L. A.
Some Developments in the Theory of Property Rights
Dr Thomas Hazlett, Manhattan Institute, New York
Property Rights, Broadcasting and Telecommunications
Commentator: Dr. Stefan Fölster, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
12.30-13.30 Buffet Lunch outside Main Meeting Room
Menu:
Assortment of appetizers
Grilled salmon, pan-fried chicken breast, Basmati rice, and vegetables
Assortment of desserts
Soda water
14.00-15.30Session III: The Evolution of Liberal Institutions
Chair: The Hon Geir H. Haarde, Minister of Finance, Iceland
Prof Thrainn Eggertsson, University of Iceland
Some Aspects of the New Institutional Economics
Judge Douglas H Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC circuit
Antitrust Law: Lessons from the U.S.
Andrei Illarionov, Chief Economic Adviser to President Putin
Challenges for Rent-based Economies
Commentator: Dr Niclas Berggren, Ratio, Stockholm
16.00-17.30
Session IV: Intellectuals and SocialismChair: Dr Carl-Johan Westholm, Stockholm and Uppsala
Prof Hannes H. Gissurarson, University of Iceland
Halldor Laxness as the 20th Century Intellectual
Prof Bent Jensen, University of Southern Denmark
Western Intellectuals and the Big Lie
The Hon Vaclav Klaus, President, the Czech Republic
Reflections on the Central European Experience
Commentator: Dr David Gress, Hoover Institution and University of Aarhus
Optional Tour ($50 per person)
18.30-19.15 Driving to Blue Lagoon
19.15-20.30 Reception by the Trade Council, swimming (for non-swimmers: film on Iceland)
20.30-21.30 Seafood Buffet at Blue Lagoon
21.30-22.15 Driving to Reykjavik
Tuesday 23 August
09.00-10.00 Driving from Nordica Hotel to Thingvellir
10.00-11.30 Walking around at Thingvellir
11.30-12.30 Luncheon at Valholl Hotel
Brief Remarks on the Icelandic Commonwealth by Prof Anna Agnarsdottir, University of Iceland
Menu:
Hot Soup of the Day
Freshwater Trout from Lake Thingvellir
White wine: Sandero Chardonnay, Concha y Toro, (Chile)
Red wine: Beaujolais Georges Duboeuf 2001 (France)
12.30-13.30 Driving through Lyngdalsheidi to Geysir
13.30-14.15 Walking around at Geysir area
14.15-14.30 Driving to Gullfoss waterfall
14.30-15.00 Walking around at Gullfoss waterfall
15.30-17.00 Driving back to Hotel Nordica
Evening, free in Reykjavik
18.00-19.00 Possible optional tours to the companies Decode (genetic research) and Grandi (fishing firm) for briefings about their operations and receptions
Wednesday 24 August
09.00-10.30Session V: Globalisation and Tax CompetitionChair: Mr Ed Crane, Cato Institute, Washington DC
Prof Arnold Harberger, U. C . L. A.
The Benefits of Globalisation
Dr Dan Mitchell, Heritage Foundation
Tax Competition as a Means to Control Leviathan
Prof Pascal Salin, University of Paris-Dauphine
The Case Against "Tax Harmonisation": The OECD and EU Initiatives
Commentator: Mr Johan Norberg, Timbro, Stockholm
11.00-12.30Session VI: Is Government Necessary?Chair: Prof Leonard Liggio, George Mason University and Atlas Foundation
Prof Boudewijn Bouckaert, University of Ghent and Harvard Law School
The State in Liberal Theory
Prof David Friedman, University of Santa Clara
What Government Should and Should Not Do
Prof Birgir Thor Runolfsson, University of Iceland
Order Without Government: The Icelandic Commonwealth of 930-1262
Commentator: Dr Tom Palmer, Cato Institute
12.30-13.30 Lunch
Menu:
Assortment of Appetizers
Poached lightly salted cod, oven-roasted leg of lamb, diced potatoes, and
vegetables
Assortment of desserts
Soda water
14.00-15.30Session VII: Protecting the EnvironmentChair: Mrs Deecy Gray, Washington DC
Prof Rognvaldur Hannesson, Norwegian Business School, Bergen
How to Stop Over-Fishing: The Icelandic ITQ System
Professor Terry Anderson, PERC, Bozeman, Montana, and Professor Gary Libecap, University of Arizona
Natural Resources, Transaction Costs and Property Rights: Analysis and Examples
Commentator: Mr Julian Morris, International Policy Network, London
16.00-17.30Session VIII: Science, Liberty and PropertyChair: Dr Emilio Pacheco, Liberty Fund, Indianapolis
Dr Roger Bate, American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC
The Economics of Scaremongering
Michael De Alessi, U. of C. Berkeley
Science, Sanctions, and Cetaceans: Who Should Own
the Whales?
Dr Kari Stefansson, deCode Genetics, Reykjavik
Genetic Research in Iceland
Commentator: Prof Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard, University of Southern Denmark
18.30-19.30 Closing Reception at the restaurant Perlan, sponsored by Ossur — Bionic Technology
19.30-21.30 Closing Gala Dinner and Dance at the restaurant Perlan, Final Remarks by Prof Harold Demsetz
Menu:
Cream of lobster with grilled lobster tails
Roasted leg of reindeer with morel sauce, root vegetables and rösti potatoes
Skyr, an Icelandic dairy speciality
Perlan cocktail
White wine: P. Lehmann Wildcard Chardonnay (Australia)
Red Wine: Cotes de Rhone E. Guigal (France)
Music:
The Millionaires, a popular Icelandic band
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