The Society for the Development of Austrian Economics is pleased to announce  
   that  submissions  for  the Don Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Essay  
   Competition are now being accepted.  Submissions will be accepted from  
   students enrolled in a graduate program in economics or other relevant  
   disciplines anywhere in the world.  Three prizes are given, each worth  
   $1000,  to  be  used  to  pay expenses to attend the Southern Economic  
   Association meetings this November in Washington, where the winners will  
   present their work on a special panel.  Prize awards are contingent on  
   attending  the SEA meetings and the SDAE’s annual business meeting and  
   awards banquet.  
  
   The prize committee consists of:  
  
   Peter Boettke, George Mason University  
  
   Emily Chamlee-Wright, Beloit College  
  
   Steven Horwitz, St. Lawrence University  
  
   David Prychitko, Northern Michigan University  
  
   Deadline for submissions is September 1, 2005.  Decisions will be made by  
   September 15.  
  
   All questions and submissions should be sent, either electronically or by  
   mail, to:  
  
   Peter Boettke  
   Department of Economics  
   George Mason University, MSN 3G4  
   Fairfax, VA 22030  
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   Steve Horwitz, SDAE Secretary