This Friday, March 16, I will be speaking on "Federalism, Political Ignorance, and Voting With Your Feet" at a conference on Federalism and Decentralization organized by the UC Santa Cruz Economics Department. My presentation will run from 2:30 PM to 3:30 in Building E-2, Room 499 on the Santa Cruz campus. Perhaps of greater interest will be the very next presentation (at 4 PM), by Stanford's Barry Weingast - one of the most influential federalism scholars in the world today. Prof. Weingast will be speaking on "Second Generation Models of Federalism," and I'm willing to bet that his talk will be more than worth the price of admission. My talk is his undercard or opening band, so to speak.

When I was an undergraduate, UC Santa Cruz had the reputation of being the country's biggest party school. Perhaps I'll be able to find out if UCSC lives up to its reputation during my stay there:).

UPDATE: Several commenters suggest that I may have confused UCSC's reputation as a party school with that of UC Santa Barbara. That is quite possible, though I distinctly remember hearing California friends talk about UCSC as a major party school back when I was in college. However, if I have indeed mischaracterized UCSC, I apologize. Of course, it's not clear whether the misrepresentation hurts UCSC's rep more than it helps it or vice versa. A reputation as a party school may attract at least as many students as it repels.

UPDATE #2: In answer to a commenter's question: No there is no real price of admission. You can come hear the presentations at the conference for free, though voluntary donations to support the needy law professors and social scientists are more than welcome:).