Peter Calcagno

Professor of Economics College of Charleston. Director Center for Public Choice & Market Process.

[CPM @CPM_CofC]

It's GO TIME! HOW THE WORLD GOT RICH is our 2025 Economics Fall Book Colloquium read. Dr. Kamyar Goudarzi will lead the discussions. Register ASAP and be a part of the EBC experience. Oh, and there will be snacks! #howtheworldgotrich #signup #dontmissout

[Timothy Terrell @timothyterrell]

Calling academics, business leaders, policy researchers and advocates in the Carolinas: join the Classical Liberals in the Carolinas conference in Greenville, SC, Aug. 8 & 9. Some great panels have formed. John Dalton of Wake Forest is our keynote speaker. Register now: https://t.co/nfLjubu0kW Thanks to our sponsors @TheIHS and @PopeFoundation!

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Introducing our 2025-2026 class of Market Process Scholars & Public Choice Associates! New Scholars Autumn Burkett, Laurel Craft, & Denise Hurd join veterans Hunter Poe, Lilliana Myers, and Lexi Redd. Parker Palmer and Emma Shaw round out our PCA class. Welcome ALL!

[John Hood @JohnHoodNC]

1/2 Donald J. Boudreaux, a @FreeConTalk signatory and professor of economics at George Mason University, is one of the organizers (along with @PhilWMagness) of “Reaffirming America’s Prosperity: A Call to Reject Harmful Tariff Policies.”

Signed by hundreds of economists and other social scientists, this newly released statement described the Trump administration’s tariff policies as injecting “uncertainty and chaos into the global economy through wildly fluctuating rates and ever-changing orders.”

“Cumulatively, they impose the largest tax increase on trade in almost a century. The proponents of tariffs portray these measures as acts of ‘economic liberation.’ Instead, tariffs invert the principles of liberty that ushered in an American-led age of human freedom and prosperity.”

#FreeCons who are also signatories to the anti-tariff statement include @SMUCoxBridwell of Southern Methodist University, @Mungowitz of Duke University, Bill Evers of the Independent Institute, @DrSamuelGregg of @aier, Roy Cordato of @JohnLockeNC, @VanceGinn of @taxreformer, @joelgriffith of @AmericanFreedom, @CRPakaluk of Catholic University, @Minnesotanomics of @MNThinkTank, @fteson of Florida State University, and @swinshi of @AEI. #FreeCon

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A second chance just for you! Tap https://t.co/FkFpHQxscp to catch Dr. Anne Bradley’s talk, “The Political Economy of Terrorism,” during our 17th Annual. Adam Smith Week. #secondchance #terrorism #politicaleconomy

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CofC Day starts NOW and continues through tomorrow! Your gift to the Center will support student programs and faculty research that advance the understanding of the economic, political, and moral foundations of a free market economy. Tap https://t.co/kfJ6GTaxx1 to give! #thankyou

[Peter Boettke @PeterBoettke]

James M. Buchanan once wrote: "Can the contractarian-constitutionalist conceptualization of politics be retained in our times, or is it genuinely romantic folly to hold onto an image that has vanished? It is in our consideration of this question that The State can prove of immense value. If we are to be honest in our evaluation, the observed outreaches of modern politics seem to fit Jasay’s model of the churning adversary state, a state that has also been variously described by Tullock, Stigler, Peltzman, Becker, Tollison, and many other public choice theorists. Must state capitalism follow? Or is it possible to rekindle the constitutional wisdom of the Founders? It must be acknowledged that, ultimately, “the state” itself most be placed in bounds of our own choosing. To Jasay this is the stuff of dreams; to some of us, it is the challenge that makes the whole intellectual enterprise worth the candle." @mungowitz @alain_marciano HT: @ccoyne1

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One month away! Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili kicks off our 17th annual Adam Smith Week at 3:30 PM with her presentation on “Conflict and Political Power.” #dontmissthis #ASW #March @CofC @CGMPitt

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In the News! Peter Calcagno and co-authors Justin Callais and Gary Wagner developed a net entrepreneurship index in a new working paper with Archbridge Institute. Read all about it in The Pulse: https://t.co/vc3bKCpIm3. #readallaboutit #Applause @CofC @CalcagnoPeter

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Our 17th Annual Adam Smith Week will be here in a blink! We've got a stellar slate of speakers lined up! Join us March 17th - 20th. Stay tuned for updates! #markyourcalendars #EconomicFreedom #civilsociety #makeplans

[Tommy & Victoria Baker School of Business @bsb_citadel]

Dr. Russell Sobel spoke about his new book, "The Essential Joseph Schumpeter," last evening. The event was part of the BB&T Moral Foundations of Capitalism Speaker Series and is co-sponsored by the American Institute for Economic Research’s (AIER) Bastiat Society of Charleston.

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Don't miss this amazing chance to hear John Chisholm! #seeyoumonday #SpauldingSpeakerSeries #greatstuff

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Weekend Read: Dr. Jordan Ragusa teamed with Public Choice Associate Christian Wright to research and publish https://t.co/vpbIe1XDTd after CHS County said “no” to a sales tax extension. #ClickTheLink #checkitout #editorial

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NEXT UP: John Chisholm headlines the Spaulding Speaker Series Monday, November 11th! #checkitout #markyourcalendars #dontmissout

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Calling all ALUMNI! Join the College of Charleston School of Business for a Business and Brunch Homecoming Celebration Nov. 16th! It’s free, but you RSVPs are required at https://t.co/FxZh4LJ4MF. #letsgettogether #homecoming #makeplans

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Get ready! Next week. Wednesday! #FMSS #EconomicFreedom #inequality #incomemobility

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UNDIVIDE US challenges the idea that citizens who disagree are not capable of civil conversation and demonstrates the truth that, even in our differences, the American experiment is still alive and well. Join us tomorrow at 5:30!! #UndivideUs #worththewatch #BeThere

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Join us Oct. 3rd at 5:30 PM for a special screening of UNDIVIDE US & a Q&R led by Ben Klutsey, Executive Director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. @BenKlutsey @mercatus @CofC #undivideusfilm #truth

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Join us this WEDNESDAY for our Free Market Speaker Series: “The Economic Importance of Civil Society, Norms, and Governance” with Dr. Anthony Gill! #civilsociety #governance #Wednesday #seeyouthere @CofC

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Informed, engaging, enlightening - Tony Gill is all that and more!! Don’t miss this amazing kickoff to our fall Free Market Series events!!! #nextweek #clickqrcode #fmss College of Charleston School of Business @CofC