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ACE 2023 Conference Program

Economics for the Common Good: The Work of Christian Economists

The Association of Christian Economists

Co-sponsored by the Hope College Department of Economics & Business

July 20th to July 22nd, 2023
Hope College, Holland, Michigan

Speakers should plan to present their research for 20 minutes, reserving 10 minutes or more for questions and discussion.


Thursday, July 20th

3:00 PMRegistration OpensHaworth Conference Center 134
4:45 PM  Welcome Reception Haworth Conference Center 134
5:45 PMDinner  Haworth Conference Center 134
6:30 to 8:00 PM
Plenary AddressRehumanizing Health Economics:
Questions in Need of Attention
Haworth Conference Center 134
Sarah Hamersma, Syracuse University

Friday, July 21st

8:00 AMLight BreakfastMartha Miller Center Rotunda
8:30 to 10:00 AM 
Session 1AWhy Christian Economists Should Celebrate the Tercentenary of Adam Smith Martha Miller Center 158
Session Chair: Edd Noell, Westmont College
“Just Liberty,” Poverty and Inequality: How Christian Economists Might Evaluate Adam Smith’s Advocacy for the Economically Disadvantaged
    Edd Noell, Westmont College
What Should Christian Economists Think about Adam Smith?
    Jeffrey Young, Gordon College
Spectatorship and Subsidiarity: Revisiting Smith’s Criticism of Joint-Stock Companies
    Kacey Reeves West, George Mason University
Session 1BFaith and Ethics in the Economics ClassroomMartha Miller Center 159
Session Chair: Michael Anderson, Washington and Lee University
Panel Discussion Featuring:
    Sarah Estelle, Hope College
    Jeremy Cook, Wheaton College
    Todd Steen, Hope College
10:00 to 10:15 AMCoffeeMartha Miller Center Rotunda
10:15 to 11:45 AMConcurrent Sessions  
Session 2ADevelopment EconomicsMartha Miller Center 158
Session Chair: Paul Glewwe, University of Minnesota
How Important are Indivisibilities for Development? Experimental Evidence from Uganda.
    Joseph Kaboski, University of Notre Dame
Site Selection and External Validity in Observational and Experimental Settings: How a “risky” RCT may underperform OLS
    Chris Ahlin, Michigan State University
Can Teaching Be Taught? Improving Teachers’ Pedagogical Skills at Scale in Rural Peru
    Paul Glewwe, University of Minnesota
Session 2BChristian Principles in Economic LifeMartha Miller Center 159
Session Chair: Dylan Pahman, The Acton Institute and St. Mary’s University
Christian Stewardship in the World of ESG
    Lance Wescher, Covenant College
Solzhenitsyn, Hayek, and Social Justice: A Meeting of Minds in Subsidiarity?
    Russell Dabbs, Lubbock Christian University
Preferences for Self-Sacrificing Love: Christian Ideal or Oxymoron?
    Kristen Cooper, Gordon College
12:00 PMLunchHaworth Conference Center 136/144
12:30 to 2:00 PM
Plenary AddressUniversal Love, Local Loves, and Normative EconomicsHaworth Conference Center 136/144
    Andrew Yuengert, Pepperdine University (Paper Draft)
2:15 to 3:45 PM
Session 3AInstitutions, Culture, and Economic OutcomesMartha Miller Center 158
Session Chair: David Phillips, University of Notre Dame
The Gravity of Homicide: Interpersonal Violence and International Trade
    Michael Anderson, Washington and Lee University
Corruption and Reforms: A Dynamic Panel Data Study
    Jeffry Jacob, Bethel University
Institutions and the Ordering of Society for the Common Good:  An Economic Historical Perspective on Today’s Political Challenges
    Douglas Puffert, LCC International University
Session 3BChristian Thinking About EconomicsMartha Miller Center 159
Session Chair: Judy Dean, Brandeis University
The Beginning and End of Neoclassical Economic Growth
    Rob Tatum, University of North Carolina at Asheville
Morals Over Money: Arguing for a More Ethical Economy
    Timothy Greene, University of North Carolina at Asheville
Common Good Through the Lens of Catholic Social Teaching: A Case Study for Principles of Macroeconomics
    Monica Hartmann, University of St. Thomas
4:00 to 5:30 PMBreak
5:30 PMDinner  Haworth Conference Center 136/144
6:15 to 7:45 PM
Plenary AddressThe Bible and Economics: A Reception History ApproachHaworth Conference Center 136/144
    Paul Oslington, Alphacrucis University College

Saturday, July 22nd

8:00 AMLight BreakfastMartha Miller Center Rotunda
8:30 to 10:00 AM 
Session 4Orthodox Social ThoughtMartha Miller Center Fried  Hemenway Auditorium
Session Chair: Kristen Cooper, Gordon College
Usury and the Orthodox East: What We Can Learn from Debates in Western Christendom from Late Medieval and Early Modern Eras
    James Caton, North Dakota State University
Consumerism, Consumption, and Human Freedom: Addressing the Shortcomings of Recent Magisterial Orthodox Christian Social Teachings on Economics
    Gregory Jensen, St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological
    Seminary
The Social Dynamics of Asceticism and the Ascetic Dynamics of Society: Kenneth Boulding as Dialogue Partner for (Orthodox) Christian Social Thought.
    Dylan Pahman, The Acton Institute and St. Mary’s University
10:00 to 10:15 AMCoffeeMartha Miller Center Rotunda
10:15 to 11:45 AM
Session 5Applied MicroeconomicsMartha Miller Center Fried Hemenway Auditorium
Session Chair: Ngina Chiteji, New York University
Do homelessness prevention programs prevent homelessness? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial
    David Phillips, University of Notre Dame
The Topography of Regulatory Costs: The Shadow Cost-Gradient of Parking Standards
    Bowman Cutter, Pomona College
Resettlement Agency Resource Strain and Refugee Outcomes: Evidence from Catholic Sex Abuse Scandals
    Neil Silveus, Hope College
12:00 PMLunchHaworth Conference Center 104
12:30 to 2:00 PM
Plenary AddressThe Economics of Financing Congregations & Faith-Based CharitiesHaworth Conference Center 104 
    Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame

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