INSTITUTE OF FREE ENTERPRISE 'S BOARD OF ADVISORS

BOARD OF ADVISORS

	*Israel M. Kirzner, Professor of Economics, New York University*
	Israel M. Kirzner received his Bachelor's degree at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, and his Master's and Doctoral degrees at New York University (where he studied under the late Ludwig von Mises). Since 1957 he has been a Faculty member at New York University, holding the title of Professor of Economics since 1968. Holder of two honorary doctoral degrees from Latinoamerican universities. He is considered the most representative member of the Austrian School of Economics. Professor Kirzner's published works include The Economic of Point of View (1960); Competition and Entrepreneurship (1973); The Meaning of the Market Process (1992); and 'Entrepreneurial Discovery and the Competitive Market Process: An Austrian Approach', Journal of Economics Literature, March 1997.


	*Jesus Huerta de Soto, Professor of Economics, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain*
	Jesus Huerta de Soto is Titular professor of political economy, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain. He is considered one of the chief exponent of the Austrian School of Economics in the Spanish-speaking world, was awarded the King Juan Carlos International Prize for Economics in 1983. Since 1985, he has taught political economy at the Complutense University of Madrid. In addition to numerous articles in English and Spanish, he has published a number of books, including Planes de Pensiones Privados (1984), Lecturas de Economía Política (3 volumenes, 1986-87), Socialismo, cálculo económico y función empresarial (1992), Estudios de Economia Polítca (1994), Dinero, crédito bancario y ciclos económicos (1998) y his last book Escuela Austriaca: Mercado y Creatividad Empresarial (2001).


	*Wendy McElroy, Editor of Ifeminist.com, Canada.*
	Wendy is the editor of "Freedom, Feminism, and the State" (CATO 1982, Holmes & Meier 1992), "XXX: A Woman's Right to Pornography" (St. Martin's, 1995), "Sexual Correctness: The Gender Feminist Attack on Women" (McFarland, 1996), "The Reasonable Woman: A Guide to Intellectual Survival" (Prometheus, 1998) and "Queen Silver: The Godless Girl" (Prometheus, Dec. 1999). She is a contributing editor to several periodicals -- including The Freeman, Liberty and Free Inquiry -- and has published in such diverse magazines as National Review, Penthouse and Marie Claire. She lives with her husband in Canada.


	*MARK SKOUSEN, President of Foundation For Ecomomic Education, New York*
	Mark Skousen is editor-in-chief of Forecasts & Strategies, one of the largest investment/economic newsletters in the United States, with over 25,000 subscribers. He is also Professor of Economics and Finance at Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida 32789, and a contributor to Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, National Review, Reason, Human Events, Liberty, and The Journal of Economic Perspectives. In 1997, Professor Skousen became a columnist for Forbes magazine, the premier business magazine in the United States. He also writes a monthly column for The Freeman entitled "Economics on Trial," published by the Foundation for Economic Education, Irvingon on Hudson, NY 10533. Since August 2001, he was awarded by the positition of President of Foundation For Economic Education. Professor Skousen has authored eighteen books on financial and economic topics. His economics books include Economics on Trial (Irwin, 1991, 1993), The Structure of Production (New York University Press, 1990), Dissent on Keynes (Praeger, 1992), Puzzles and Paradoxes in Economics (Edward Elgar, 1997), Economic Logic (Skousen Publishing Company, 2000) and his last work The Making of Modern Economics (M.E. Sharpe, 2001). His financial bestsellers include High Finance on a Low Budget (Dearborn, 1997, coauthored with his wife, Jo Ann), The Complete Guide to Financial Privacy, and Scrooge Investing (Little, Brown, 1996; third ed., McGraw-Hill). Skousen is a former economic analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency (1972—75), and has a Ph.D in economics from George Washington University (1977).

	*TERRY L. ANDERSON, Executive Director, Political Economy Research Center (PERC), U.S.A.*
	Terry L. Anderson is Professor of Economics at Montana State University, Senior Adjunct FelIow at Hoover Institution, and Executive Director of PERC (Political Economy Research Center), a think-tank in Bozeman, Montana, focusing on market solutions to environmental problems. Terrys outstanding teaching has won him the Phi Kappa Phi teaching award and the College of Letters and Science outstanding teaching award. His research helped launch the idea of free rnarket environmentalism, the subject of one of his twenty books. His recent books include Breaking the Environmental Policy Gridlock (Hoover Institution Press 1997) which he edited, Enviro-Capitalists: Doing Good While Doing Well (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 1997) coauthored with Donald Leal, and Water Markets: Pritning The Invisible Pump (Cato Institute 1997) coauthored with Pamela Snyder. Anderson has published numerous articles in professional journals and popular publications as diverse as The WalI Street Journal and Fly Fisherman. Professor Anderson has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University (England), the University of Basel (Switzerland), Canterbury University (New Zealand), Stanford University, and Cornell University. Anderson received his Ph. D. In economics from the University of Washington in 1972. In addition fo his research and teaching, Terry is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying archery hunting in Africa, fishing, skiing, and ice climbing.Complete CV


	*KIM CHUNG-HO, President, Korea Center for Free Enterprise (CFE), Korea.*
	Chung Ho received a Ph.D.in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1988 with the dissertation: "Two Models of Urban Spatial Growth." Dr.Kim's major field of study was urban economics. He is currently the Vice President for the Korea Center for Free Enterprise, a think tank in South Korea. In recent years, he has pursued interests in economics of institutions, and law economics. His major publications are: "Problems and Alternatives in Land Taxation"(1991), "Ceilings on Residential Land Ownership, Evaluation and Alternatives"(1992), "Market Phenomena and Popular Economic Knowledge"(co-author,1994), "Land Use Regulation in Korea"(2nd ed.,1995), "Primordial Instincts and the Market Society" (co-author,1996), "Economics of Land Taxation;Myth and Reality"(1997), and "Economics of Korean Laws"(ed.,1997).


	*JACOB G. HORNBERGER, President, The Future of Freedom Foundation , USA.*
	Jacob G. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation. He was born and raised in Laredo, Texas, and received his B.A. in economics from Virginia Military Institute and his law degree from the University of Texas. He was a trial attorney for twelve years in Texas. He also was an adjunct professor at the University of Dallas, where he taught law and economics. In 1987, Mr. Hornberger left the practice of law to become director of programs at The Foundation for Economic Education in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, publisher of The Freeman. In 1989, Mr. Hornberger founded The Future of Freedom Foundation. He is a regular writer for The Foundation's publication, Freedom Daily. Fluent in Spanish, he has delivered speeches and engaged in debates about libertarianism to groups all over the United States, as well as Canada, England, Eastern Europe, and South America. He has also advanced libertarianism on talk-radio stations all across the country. His editorials have appeared in the Washington Post, Charlotte Observer, La Prensa San Diego, El Nuevo Miami Herald,and many others, both in the United States and in Latin America. He is a co-editor or contributor to the six books that have been published by the Foundation.


	*DAVID BOAZ, Executive Vice President, The Cato Institute, USA.*
	Cato's executive vice president David Boaz is a provocative commentator on a broad range of political and cultural issues; he has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is the author of Libertarianism: A Primer, published in 1997 by the Free Press and described by the Los Angeles Times as "a well-researched manifesto of libertarian ideas," and the editor of The Libertarian Reader. He is a leading authority on domestic issues like educational choice, drug legalization, the growth of government, and the rise of libertarianism and is a frequent guest on national television and radio shows. Boaz's March 1988 New York Times article on the futility of the drug war touched off a national debate over the decriminalization of drugs. Boaz, a graduate of Vanderbilt University, is the former editor of New Guard magazine and was executive director of the Council for a Competitive Economy prior to joining Cato in 1981. His recently published works are: Libertarianism: A Primer (1997), The Libertarian Reader, editor (1997), Market Liberalism: A Paradigm for the 21st Century, coeditor (1993), Liberating Schools: Education in the Inner City, editor (1991), The Crisis in Drug Prohibition, editor (1990), Left, Right, and Babyboom, editor (1986)


	*JOHN BLUNDELL, General Director, The Institute of Economic Affairs, United Kingdom.*
	John Blundell is general director of Institute of Economic Affairs. Following an education at King's School, Macclesfield and at the London School of Economics, John Blundell headed the Press, Research and Parliamentary Liaison Office at the Federation of Small Businesses (1978-1982) and was a Lambeth Borough Cllr (1978-1982). From 1982 to 1993 he lived in the US where he was inter alia: President, Institute for Humane Studies (1988-1991) President, Atlas Economic Research Foundation (1987-1991) President, Congressional Schools of Virginia (1988-1992) President, Charles G Koch and Claude R Lambe Charitable Foundation (1991-1993 He assumed his duties as General Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs on January 1st 1993. More Information John has also served as co-founder and Chairman (1993-1997) of the Institute for Children, Boston, MA; founder director (1991-1993) Institute for Justice, Washington D.C.; International trustee (1988-1993) the Fraser Institute, Vancouver, BC; and founder trustee of the Buckeye Institute, Dayton, OH. He is a director of Fairbridge, director of Atlas Economic Research Foundation (UK), Chairman of the executive committee of the Board of Atlas Economic Research Foundation (USA), a Board member of the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University Fairfax, VA and the Institute for Economic Studies (Europe) in Paris, France.


	HARDY BOUILLON, Director, Centre for the New Europe, Germany and Belgium.
	Dr. Hardy Bouillon is President for the Centre for the New Europe and is a German political philosopher and consultant. He has studied in Albuquerque, NM (USA), Oxford (GB), and Trier (Germany), where he is visiting lecturer. He is author, editor, and co-editor of 12 books, among these Universities in the Service of Truth and Utility, Government: Servant or Master?, Values and the Social Order (2 vol.), and Libertarians and Liberalism. Essays in Honour of Gerard Radnitzky. He is a member of the Mont Pelerin Society.


	*HENRY LEPAGE, Institute Euro 92, France.*
	Henry Lepage is Doctor of London School of Economics in England. He was General Delegate of Institute Euro 92 1989-1999 y was in charged of studies of the Institute of Enterprise 1979-1989. For 10 years he did economic journalism and became Adjunct Chief of the Enterprise journal and Review magazine in 1976. Dr. Lepage was personal advisor to the Minister of Enterprise and Economic Development (1993-1995) and to the Minister of Economícs of France (1995). He is author of several books, including Tomorrow Capitalism (Hachette Pluriel, 1978) translated into 7 languages; Tomorrow the Liberalism (Hachette Pluriel, 1980), and ¿Why the Property? (Hachette-Pluriel,1985). Dr. Lepage is currently Adjunct Professor of Paris-IX- Dauphine University. He was Member of Board Mont Pelerin Society from 1994 to 1998, Member of Scientific Council of Economy Institute of Paris (1984-1986), Member of Administration Council of the Association for the Economic Liberty and Social Progress (ALEPS), Co-founder and Member of the Council of Administration of the International Center for Research on the Economy of the Transition (1990), Founder of International Center for Research on Environment Issues (1991), Member of the Board of the Institute for Human Studies in Europe (1989-1998) and President of the Association of Friends of the London School of Economics (1995-1998).


	PARTH J. SHAH, President, Centre for Civil Society, India.
	Parth received his B Pharm from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, India and Ph D in economics (with a special emphasis on Austrian Political Economy) from Auburn University in the US. He taught economics at the University of Michigan at Dearborn for six years before returning to India in August 1997 to start the Centre for Civil Society. He has published academic articles in the areas of development economics, welfare economics, business cycle theory, free or laissez-faire banking, and currency board systems. He has co-edited Agenda for Change: Action Plan for the Economy and also written for several newspapers and magazines.Parth enjoys applying economic principles to understand various human and non-human behaviour, and is always doing economics except when he plays chess, badminton or tennis.


	*MATTIAS BENGTSSON, Timbro, Sweden.*
	Mattias was president and now is Timbro's executive staff member. Timbro is the think tank of Swedish enterprise and is part of the Swedish Free Enterprise Foundation. Its long-term mission is to shape public opinion in favor of economic freedom, belief in the future, reason and the moral values of an open society. Timbro is a meeting place for individuals active within business and politics, academe, the cultural sphere and the media. Under his administration, Mattias and his collagues are publishing books, papers and reports, as well as the electronic publication smedjan.com. They arrange seminars and conferences.