Enlightenment Evening: Governments and Market Failure

​Join us on Thursday, 8th May to discuss if and how governments relate to market failure with Professor David Friedman.

​When markets go awry, who is to blame? Some blame greedy profiteers, whilst others blame governments for tinkering with incentives and supply chains. Where does the truth lie? And what role should the government play when markets go wrong?

​​​Professor David Friedman is a physicist, leading free-market economist and Professor Emeritus of law at Santa Clara University. The son of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, David has authored many textbooks on free-market and libertarian theory. In 1973 he published The Machinery of Freedom, which has been ranked by Liberty magazine as one of the "Top Ten Best Libertarian Books" of all time.

​​​Doors open at 6pm for a sharp 6.30pm start. There will be a 15-minute address by Professor Friedman followed by 10–15 minutes of audience Q&A.

​​Housekeeping:
Date: Thursday, 8th May 2025
Time: 6:00-8:00pm (no earlier - come rain or shine!)
Where: 23 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3DJ

​​Refreshments provided 🍷