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WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL CITY?
March 15, 2019 Ritz-Carlton St. Louis, MO
Sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University & the Show-Me Institute
Funding Opportunities from the Institute for Humane Studies
IHS offers funding for all stages of your academic career!
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Visit TheIHS.org/ARSFunding, or contact [email protected]
Humane Studies Fellowship
A renewable, non-residency award of up to $15,000 to support current or future students in PhD programs.
The Humane Studies Fellowship can help with the cost of graduate school, so you can focus on developing, teaching,
and applying classical liberal ideas and the principles of a free society, instead of worrying about finances.
Hayek Fund for Scholars
Advance your research and the classical liberal tradition. Graduate students and faculty can receive funds to cover
costs ranging from conference travel expenses to purchasing data sets, as well as other expenses related to research and
career advancement.
Welcome to the Academic Research Seminar on What Makes a Successful
City?, sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) at George Mason
University and the Show-Me Institute (SMI).
It is a pleasure to have you here with us! IHS recognizes the scholarly impact and
practical application your work has on our understanding of a free society, and
we are eager for you to join the conversation regarding cities. We anticipate many
active and collaborative discussions taking place during our time together, and
we hope you will share insights and knowledge based on your own research and
experiences with us over the next day.
IHS Academic Research Seminars seek to facilitate scholarly collaboration among
faculty, graduate students, policy experts, and our own staff in attendance. We
encourage you to connect with the other scholars attending our program, as
your similar research interests are one of the many reasons we invited you here
today. Our experience suggests some of the most impactful connections are
made during meals and receptions, so please plan to attend all scheduled events.
Thank you so much for sharing your time with us. We look forward to meeting
each of you over the course of the seminar, and we hope your attendance here
leads to future partnership with IHS and other scholars as we work toward a freer
and more prosperous world together.
Sincerely,
Justin DavisFaculty Programs ManagerInstitute for Humane Studies
About the Show-Me InstituteThe Show-Me Institute is the only think tank in Missouri dedicated to promoting
free markets and individual liberty. Our vision is for Missouri to be a place where
entrepreneurs are free to pursue their dreams, where parents are free to direct the
education and upbringing of their children, where the principles that guide state policy
are those which enhance freedom, and where all Missourians are free from dependence
on government. Our mission is to advance liberty with individual responsibility by promoting market
solutions for Missouri public policy.
The Institute’s scholars study public policy problems and develop proposals to increase economic
opportunity for ordinary Missourians. The Institute then promotes these solutions by publishing studies,
briefing papers, and other educational materials, which help policymakers, the media, and the general public
gain a better understanding of the issues.
The Show-Me Institute hopes to build a thriving economy and a vibrant civil society for Missouri and strives
to place Missouri in a position that leads the nation in wealth, freedom, and opportunity for all.
About IHSFounded in 1961 by Dr. F.A. “Baldy” Harper, the Institute for
Humane Studies is the leading institute in higher education
dedicated to championing classical liberal ideas and the
scholars who advance them. Specifically, we facilitate the impact of the academic community both on and
beyond college campuses—partnering with faculty to connect with students through campus programs,
connecting scholars to opportunities to further their careers both inside and outside of the academy, and
offering current and aspiring professors access to the foremost community of scholars working within the
classical liberal tradition.
About Academic Research SeminarsIHS Academic Research Seminars seek to bridge the gap between academia and policy by encouraging
the use of academic research to influence policy change. Seminars give an audience of advanced graduate
students, policy experts, and faculty the chance to connect with like-minded individuals and help to facilitate
connections with our partner organizations with the goal of producing future research, speaking, and
publishing opportunities.
WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL CITY? During this weekend seminar, researchers and stakeholders will discuss in detail the reasons why some cities
thrive while others decay. Three mixed panels of policy analysts and academics, one keynote address, and a
research workshop will provide insight on how we can improve the economic outcomes in cities that report
flat or declining incomes.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
9:00–10:00 am | Breakfast and RegistrationConsulate
10:00–10:15 am | Welcome and Seminar Introduction Pavilion Emily Birchmier, Institute for Humane Studies
Susan Pendergrass, Show-Me Institute
10:15–11:30 am | Session I: Why Do Some Cities Succeed?Pavilion Moderator: Susan Pendergrass, Show-Me Institute
Howard Wall, Hammond Institute
11:30 am–12:00 pm | Coffee Break & Refreshments 2nd Floor Hall
12:00–1:15 pm | Session II: How Economic Institutions Pavilion Support or Hamper Economic Resiliency Moderator: Emily Birchmier, Institute for Humane Studies Eileen Norcross, Mercatus Center at George Mason University Aaron Renn, Manhattan Institute
1:15–2:15 pm | Lunch Consulate
2:15–3:00 pm | Keynote Address Pavillion Dr. Gary Ritter, St. Louis University Introduction by Dr. Michael Podgursky, University of Missouri – Columbia
3:00–3:30 pm | Coffee Break & Refreshments 2nd Floor Hall
3:30–4:45 pm | Session III: Where is St. Louis Headed Pavilion and Where Do We Want it to Go? Cletus Coughlin, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Charles Gascon, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Friday, March 15
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
4:45–5:15 pm | Coffee Break & Refreshments 2nd Floor Hall
5:15–6:30 pm | Session IV: What Lessons Can St. Louis Learn? Pavilion Discussion and Next Steps for Research Moderated by SMI and IHS
6:30–6:45 pm | Opportunities at the Institute for Humane Studies Consulate and the Show-Me Institute Emily Birchmier, Institute for Humane Studies Susan Pendergrass, Show-Me Institute
6:45–7:45 pm | Dinner The Restaurant
7:45–9:45 pm | Reception The Restaurant
CLETUS COUGHLINSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OF [email protected]
Cletus C. Coughlin is a Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff to the President at the
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He is also a policy associate with the Leverhulme Centre
for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy at the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England and
serves on the editorial board of the Review of Regional Studies. Mr. Coughlin joined the Bank as a Senior Economist
in 1987 and was promoted to Vice President in 1994. He served as Deputy Director in the Bank’s Research Division
until July 2011. Mr. Coughlin has published numerous articles in leading journals and the Bank’s Review on
topics in both international and regional economics. He has held faculty positions at Drake University and the
University of Georgia, adjunct faculty positions at Saint Louis University and Washington University, and visiting
positions at City University, London, England and Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands. He received a PhD
in economics from the University of North Carolina in 1981 and a BBA from the University of Iowa in 1974. For
additional details, go to http://research.stlouisfed/econ/coughlin.
CHARLES GASCONREGIONAL ECONOMIST, SR. [email protected]
Charles Gascon is a Regional Economist and a Senior Coordinator in the Research Division
at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. His focus is studying economic conditions in the
Eighth District. He joined the St. Louis Fed in 2006.
As a regional economist, he analyzes economic conditions in the Eighth Federal Reserve District and reports on
conditions to the Bank President and Staff Economists prior to Federal Open Market Committee meetings. He
also contributes to the Bank’s Beige Book and Burgundy Book reports on economic conditions in the District.
Charles supervises the research department’s staff of research analysts.
SPEAKER BIOS
EILEEN NORCROSSVICE PRESIDENT FOR POLICY RESEARCH AND SENIOR RESEARCH [email protected]
Eileen Norcross is the Vice President of Policy Research and a Senior Research Fellow at
the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her research focuses on questions of
public finance and how economic institutions support or hamper economic resiliency and civil society. She
specializes in fiscal federalism and institutions, state and local government finance, public sector pensions, public
administration, and economic development. She is the lead author of Ranking the States’ Fiscal Condition.
Her work has been cited in various media outlets, and her op-eds have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the
New York Post, Christian Science Monitor, US News & World Report, and Forbes.
Norcross has testified before Congress on the Community Development Block Grant program, state and local
pension underfunding, municipal bankruptcy, and the use of technology to monitor stimulus funding. She has
also testified on fiscal policies in Pennsylvania, Florida, California, New Hampshire, and Montana. She served as
a public member on the Virginia Commission on Employee Retirement Security and Pension Reform from 2016
to 2017. Her academic publications include articles in the Maryland Journal and a book chapter in The Political
Economy of Hurricane Katrina and Community Rebound, edited by Emily Chamlee-Wright and Virgil Henry Storr.
She received both her MA in economics and her BA in economics and American history from Rutgers University.
AARON RENNSENIOR [email protected]
Aaron M. Renn is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, where he
focuses on urban, economic development, and infrastructure policy, and a Contributing
Editor at its quarterly magazine City Journal. He also regularly contributes to and is cited by national and global
media outlets, and his work has appeared in the The Guardian (UK), The New York Times, and The Washington Post,
along with many others.
Prior to his work in public policy, Renn had a 15-year business career in management and technology consulting,
where he was a partner at Accenture. Originally from rural Southern Indiana, he and his wife and son currently
live in New York City.
GARY RITTERENDOWED CHAIR IN EDUCATION [email protected]
Gary W. Ritter is Dean of the School of Education at St. Louis University. Gary earned a PhD
in Education Policy in 2000 from the Graduate School of Education at the University of
Pennsylvania. His research interests include volunteer tutoring programs, program evaluation, standards-based
and accountability-based school reform, racial segregation in schools, the impact of pre-school care on school
readiness, and school finance. Gary currently teaches courses in Education Policy, Program Evaluation, and
Research Methods to graduate students. His work has been published in Education Finance and Policy, Educational
Evaluation and Policy Analysis, the Journal of Education Finance, the Georgetown Public Policy Review, Black Issues in
Higher Education, Education Next, and Education Week.
HOWARD WALLDIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR OF [email protected]
Howard Wall directs the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise and is a Professor of
Economics in the Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship at Lindenwood University.
He also serves as a Research Fellow at the Show-Me Institute and the Center for Economics and the Environment.
Prior to joining Lindenwood in 2011, Wall was a vice president and regional economics adviser at the Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He began his career in the economics departments of West Virginia University and
Birkbeck College, University of London. In addition, Wall had two stints as a visiting scholar at the Bank of Japan,
taught in Uruguay as a Senior Fulbright Scholar at the Instituto de Economía de Montevideo and in the UK for the
Bank of England, HM Treasury, and the Royal College for Defense Studies.
Dr. Wall’s main research interests are international economics, applied macroeconomics, and urban/regional
economics. He has published more than 50 papers in scholarly journals, including the Review of Economics and
Statistics, International Economic Review, Economic Journal, Journal of Urban Economics, Regional Science and
Urban Economics, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, and the Journal of Regional Science. Dr. Wall received his
BA in Economics from the State University of New York at Binghamton (1984) and his MA and PhD from the State
University of New York at Buffalo (1986, 1989).
EMILY BIRCHMIERSENIOR DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC [email protected]
Emily earned her BA in economics (with a minor in business administration) from Hillsdale
College and her MA in economics from George Mason. Our more veteran team members
will remember her fondly from her first stint at IHS overseeing our funding programs. Since then, she’s been
heading up operations at a start-up renewable energy company in Iowa, tasked with building systems and
processes, hiring a team, and setting up the company for scale. In just a few years there, she oversaw impressive
ten-fold growth in revenue, taking the company from three to ~50 full-time employees and 27 commission-
based sales reps.
MICHAEL COLEPROGRAM OPERATIONS [email protected]
Michael is an Operations Specialist at IHS. Originally from Middletown, Ohio, he graduated
from Miami University in 2013 with a major in international studies. Since then he worked
briefly in advertising and then three years as a university English teacher in Qinhuangdao, China. Currently he is
pursuing a Masters in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason.
UTANG ENYENIHIPROGRAM OPERATIONS [email protected]
Utang received her Bachelors of Arts in International Relations and Communications
from Salem College in 2018. She has always held an interest in liberty and advocating for
vulnerable populations. In her collegiate years she blended the two, interning for Students for Liberty, Operation
New Hope via the Koch Internship Program, and World Relief.
STAFF BIOS
HOTEL FLOOR PLAN
Ritz-Carlton100 Carondelet Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63105
N OT E S
N OT E S
Stoke your passion for learning and intellectual curiosity this summer!
IHS Summer Seminars bring together aspiring academics and esteemed faculty leaders for rigorous academic discussion that
explores the merits and challenges of a free society.
Graduate students and advanced undergraduates will expand their minds and their network this summer through interdisciplinary panels, lectures, and discussions and continue the conversation
during evening socials.
Davidson College | July 13 – 19, 2019
Georgetown University | July 31 – August 4, 2019
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
TheIHS.org/SummerSeminarDetails
Institute for Humane Studies
SUMMER SEMINARS
Upcoming IHS Events
Frontiers in Permissionless InnovationAcademic Research Seminar
April 4, 2019Nassau, Bahamas
Summer Graduate Research WorkshopJune 20-23, 2019
Bryn Mawr CollegeApply at TheIHS.org/SummerRW2019
Please visit TheIHS.org or email [email protected] for more information on future IHS Academic Research Seminars.
If you are interested in becoming a partner organization, or would like to
make a general inquiry about the Institute for Humane Studies’ Academic
Research Seminars, please contact Justin Davis at [email protected].
