Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The Coase Centennial, with Coase!

The University of Chicago Law School will host the conference Markets, Firms and Property Rights: A Celebration of the Research of Ronald H. Coase on December 4 and 5, 2009, at the Law School. The event is open to the public; to attend, contact Marjorie Holme at mholme@uchicago.edu.

According to the announcement:
This event will bring together a group of scholars to honor the life and research of Ronald Coase. 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Coase’s seminal paper on the Federal Communications Commission. 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of his paper on “The Problem of Social Cost,” and his 100th birthday.