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Nov 3 2019

International Trade, Upcoming Events

Reminder About My Monday Talk at Boise State

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Reminder About My Monday Talk at Boise State
Categories: International Trade Upcoming Events

By David Henderson, Nov 3 2019

 

On Monday, November 4, I’ll be giving the Brandt Foundation Lecture at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. It will be the first time I’ve been in Boise since I stayed overnight there in April 1971.

Details are here.

Title of talk: The Case for Free Trade

Date: Monday, November 4

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Jordan Ballroom, SUB

If you’re an EconLog reader and you come to the event, please come up before or after my talk and say hi.

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