The launch of Hoover’s Task Force on Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity was on October 30, 2008. At a dinner, Tad and Dianne Taube Director John Raisian introduced task force members Terry Anderson (co-chair), Gary Libecap (co-chair), Richard Epstein, Stephen Haber, James Huffman, Scott Kieff, Jonathan Macey, James Robinson, and Henry Smith.

The Task Force on Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity aims to investigate the philosophical, historical, legal, and economic foundations of property rights through scholarship and collaborative research among an interdisciplinary group of scholars that includes economists and legal experts. Together, this team will explore the issue of property rights in a contemporary context. Members will examine how secure property rights help foster economic development, encourage natural resource stewardship, advance investment in intellectual and physical capital, and encourage sound business practices while promoting liberty and individual responsibility.

Upcoming Events

Sunday, July 13, 2025 9:00 AM JST
Aloha Tower, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1930s, Dennis M. Ogawa Nippu Jiji Photograph Collection, Hoji Shinbun
Traversing The Socio-Economic Frontiers Of The Empire Of Japan And The Pacific World
Co-hosted by the Center for Modern Japanese Legal and Political Document, Faculty of Law, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo… University of Tokyo
Sunday, July 13, 2025 9:00 AM JST
Aloha Tower, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1930s, Dennis M. Ogawa Nippu Jiji Photograph Collection, Hoji Shinbun
ヒト・モノ・カネの移動からみた日本帝国と環太平洋世界: 日本・アメリカ大陸関係史のフロンティア
共催:東京大学大学院法学政治学研究科 附属近代日本法政史料センター 明治新聞雑誌文庫 スタンフォード大学フーバー研究所 University of Tokyo
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