Free-Market Environmentalism by Carrie Kerekes

I am pleased to announce that Carrie Kerekes will be the second speaker of the 2015-2016 Liberty and Economic Freedom Speaker Series.  Dr. Kerekes will present “Free-Market Environmentalism” on Thursday, November 5^th at 7:30 PM in Isaacs Auditorium. 

Dr. Carrie B. Kerekes is an Associate Professor of Economics at Florida Gulf Coast University.  She received her Ph.D. in Economics from West Virginia University in 2008.  Her research interests are in the areas of applied microeconomics; public economics; and economic development, with an emphasis on institutions and private property rights.  Dr. Kerekes has published several articles in refereed journals including the Journal of Law and Economics, the American Law and Economics Review, The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, the Cato Journal and the Review of Law and Economics.  Dr. Kerekes regularly attends the meetings of the Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) and the Southern Economic Association (SEA).  Dr. Kerekes serves on the Executive Board of APEE and also serves on the Board of the Freedom and Virtue Institute (FVI).  She has participated in seminars sponsored by the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS), Liberty Fund, and the Charles Koch Foundation.  Dr. Kerekes conducted field research on land titling in rural Peru in 2007.