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Greetings!,
In August, Mannkal celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman. Best described by The Economist as 'the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th Century... possibly all of it', Friedman's work as an academic, author and economic adviser is still widely celebrated and implemented today.
Mannkal, in conjunction with the UWA Business School, held a special screening and forum discussion on Milton Friedman's work throughout his life. To see videos from this event, please click here.
We would also like to take this opportunity to invite you to a fantastic conference being held in Perth this October. Mannkal and Murdoch School of Law will be holding a two-day conference from October 12-13 on issues surrounding censorship and freedom of speech in contemporary Australia. Please see below for more information.
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My regular Mannerisms this month is focused on my own personal reflection of Friedman and the impact he has had on modern economics.
Ron Manners
Chairman
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Read all about it!
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Milton Friedman Interviewed for Playboy Magazine, 1973
Friedman shows in this Playboy interview transcript that free market economics was not a concept left only for academic journals. More > > >
I, Pencil video
In this three minute video, Friedman illustrates how the free market promotes harmony and peace to society. More > > >
Friedman: The 4 Ways to Spend Money
With the announcement of US Federal Reserve's QE3 plans causing headlines globally, Friedman's explanation on the four ways to spend money still resonates as well today as it did decades ago. More > > >
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Upcoming Events
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Threats to Freedom of Speech 2012 Conference
For the first time in 2012, the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation and the Murdoch School of Law are holding a two-day Conference dedicated to the discussion of threats to liberty in Australia and worldwide. Click here for more information and to RSVP to this event.
Scholarships are also available to students wishing to attend this conference. For more information please email felicity@mannkal.org.
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Student Opportunities
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Mannkal/ECOMS Student Dinner
The second 2012 Mannkal Student Dinner will be held in conjunction with the ECOMS Society of UWA. The guest presenter will be Tom Switzer, Research Associate at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, who will be speaking on 'The Role of Free Market and Libertarian Ideas in the US 2012 Presidential Election'.
This event will be held on Monday, October 8 2012 at Claremont Hotel, with discounts available to Freedom and Prosperity Club members. For more information and to RSVP to this event, please click here.
International Internships: Canada, United States and Hong Kong
The Mannkal Economic Education Foundation wishes to send four suitable Western Australian students to fulfil each of the below internship opportunities at internationally-recognised research foundations.
- Lion Rock Institute, Hong Kong
- The Frontier Centre for Public Policy, Canada
- The Fraser Institute, Vancouver, Canada
- The Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Washington DC, USA
This year we have an unprecedented four international internships on offer, which all run for two months and are fully supported by scholarships awarded by the Mannkal Foundation!
Please click here for more information or contact felicity@mannkal.org for any questions about our scholarship opportunities.
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