Australasian Public Choice Workshop 2010
Opening reception: Wednesday, 8 December, starting 7 PM. Poseidon Restaurant and Bar. 25 Esplanade, Sumner.
From downtown Christchurch, take the Number 3 bus departing from the corner of Oxford Terrace & Montreal Street, departures at 6:16 PM and 6:29 PM, to arrive at the corner of Main Road & Mariner St. at either 6:50 PM or 7:03 PM. From there, walk to the beach and look for the big restaurant on the beach. The link takes you to the Metro Bus website mapping this particular journey. The map is set to 301 Main Road as that’s the stop closest to the restaurant. Just walk up to the beach, then walk towards the only restaurant on the beach.
The conference is being held at the Commerce Building at the University of Canterbury. From anywhere downtown, take the Number 3 bus from the City Exchange to the University. The bus will stop on Ilam Road at the University Students’ Association building. From there, it’s a nice 7 minute walk to the Commerce Building. A map is attached below. Signs at the first floor entrance will direct you to the conference.
Registration can be completed on arrival. $200 covers the opening reception, lunches, and dinners. Cash and credit cards accepted.
Thursday Programme
| Time | Name | Paper |
| 9:00 AM: | Coffee and snacks, Commerce Building | |
| 9:20 AM: | Paul Raschky | “Foreign Aid and Enlightened Leaders” *Tullock Prize: Best Paper |
| 10:00 AM: | Angela Muench | “The Spread of Epidemic Diseases: Public spending on health as political instrument?” |
| 10:40 AM: | Break | |
| 11:00 AM: | Junichiro Wada | “Divisor Apportionment Method and Generalized Entropy” |
| 11:40 PM: | Lunch: University Staff Club (walk) | |
| 2:00 PM: | Brad Taylor | “Does Parchment Matter? An empirical test.” |
| 2:40 PM: | Xavier Marquez | “Epistemic Arguments for Conservatism” |
| 3:20 PM: | Break | |
| 3:40 PM: | Meg Sato. | “Electoral Redistricting, Incumbency Advantage, and Endogenous Candidate Selection.” |
| 4:20 PM: | Geoffrey Brennan | " Voter Choice and Political Responsibility: A Response to Goldman and Tuck" |
| 5:00 PM | Drinks and reception at the University Staff Club (walk) | |
| 6:05 PM | Bus from Staff Club to Dinner | |
| 6:30 PM | Ko Tane, Dinner, and NZ Wildlife Experience at Willowbank. |
Friday Programme
| Time | Name | Paper |
| 9:00 AM | Coffee and snacks, Commerce Building | |
| 9:20 AM: | Shun Ibaragi | “Two-Member districts under a two-party system.” |
| 10:00 AM: | Eric Crampton | “Meddlesome Preferences in Anarchy” |
| 10:40 AM: | Break | |
| 11:00 AM: | Toshihiro Ihori | “Deficit Ceiling, Privileges, and Fiscal Consolidation” |
| 11:40 AM: | Hideki Konishi | “Decentralization in Government: Career concerns and yardstick competition” |
| 12:20 PM | Lunch at the University Staff Club | |
| 2:30 PM | Patri Friedman | Plenary Address. Seasteading: Institutional Innovation on the Open Ocean |
| 6:00 PM | Closing dinner - Clarendon Restaurant. http://www.clarendon.co.nz/ Corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street |