Past Grossman Lectures
2009 Professor Patrice Franko, “Sovereign Wealth Funds: Poison or Medicine for the Global Economy?”
2008 Professor Tom Tietenberg, “Emissions Trading: The Evolution of an Economic Idea from Concept to Global Implementation”
2007 Professor Patrice Franko, “Corporate Social Responsibility: Is Milton Friedman Right? Applications from Latin America”
2006 Professor Daniel Hamermesh (University of Texas), “The Economics of Time”
2005 Professor Patrice Franko, “Precaution or Protection: Beef Hormones, GMOs and the Transatlantic Food Fight”
2004 Professor Patrice Franko, “The Year of Living Dangerously: Trade Policy in 2004”
2003 Professor Patrice Franko, “Humanitarian versus Effective Aid: A Development Dilemma”
2002 Professor Stanley Engerman (University of Rochester), “Economic Aspects of Sanctions and Blockades”
2001 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “175 Years of Economics at Colby”
1999 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “EMU or Ostrich?”
1998 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “You Can Bet On It: The Economics of Gambling”
1997 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “The World and Our Wages”
1996 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “Our Banks Are Changing and We Must Be Sure that They Are Safe”
1994 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “Population Growth: Blessing or Curse?”
1993 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “Phoenix or Dodo? The Russian Economy after the Fall of Communism”
1992 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “GATT Going: The Crisis in International Trade”
1991 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “Our Tax System Isn’t Fair – What are Are We Going to Do about it?”
1990 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “What’s Wrong with Africa’s Economies”
1989 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “The Economics of Defense”
1988 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “A Conservative Economic Revolution in Europe”
1987 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “The False Promise of Protectionism”
1986 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “The Economics of Health Care – a Prescription”
1984 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “The Economics of the United States and Central America”
1983 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “The Farm and the State: Government Intervention in Agriculture”
1982 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “A Contrat between Japanese and American Adjustment Policies”
1981 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “Economics in the Polish Crisis”
1980 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “The Sick Man of Europe: A Look at the British Economy Today”
1979 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “The Economics of War”
1978 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “Some Thoughts on the Convergence of Marxian and Market Economies”
Inauguaral lecture, 1977 Professor Jan Hogendorn, “Economics Through the Oeil-de-Boeuf”