As a college student, you have immeasurable power to make a difference in
preserving our natural resources. News and advertisements, for the most part, paint
a dismal picture of the sustainable future of the environment and our natural
resources. Aren't there laws and policies in place that guarantee the sustainability
of wildlife, water, trees, and other resources? If this approach isn't working, what
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PERC is pleased to announce a co-sponsored program with Liberty Fund, Inc.
for distinguished undergraduate students. PERC will provide a full scholarship to
cover tuition, meals, lodging, and a stipend of $500 for each student's travel expenses. The colloquium is limited to 25 students and
the application process is competitive.
The program is designed to introduce
students to a property rights and market approach to environmental issues.
An understanding of these approaches will be invaluable to anyone who cares about the environment;
particularly those who
will choose career paths that include environmental law, public policy, economics,
and teaching environmental science.
A theoretical framework about liberty and markets will be presented. Experts
in the field will then demonstrate applications.
This colloquium begins with an opening dinner on Monday evening and concludes with a
closing dinner Friday evening. The daily schedule consists of two sessions each morning
and two sessions each afternoon. The colloquium
is a combination of lectures and Socratic style discussions of assigned
readings of about 300 pages that address specific themes.
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"This program is
incredibly valuable regardless of any pre-conceived ideas of what environmentalism
should look like!"
"Attending this seminar equipped me with the knowledge and confidence to take the
ideas of FME into any company, or organization, or political office that my life may
take me into. It's a wonderful seminar. I encourage anyone interested in either
economics or the environment to take part in it."
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