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World Economy in Crisis
Five economics and business experts address students and faculty at SMG's event, The World Economy in Crisis: Debt, Double-Dip, Employment Outlook: What Happens Next?. While the discussion touched on everything from company regulation, the housing [...]and job markets, and global economic problems, it was student debt, which now exceeds credit card debt, that stole the show.
The discussion was moderated by Kenneth Freeman, SMG’s Allen Questrom Professor and Dean; and included Lawrence Kotlikoff, the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor and College of Arts & Sciences professor of economics; Michael Salinger, a School of Management professor of finance and economics; John Zhao, founder and CEO of Hony Capital, a China-focused private equity investment firm; and Jeffrey Knight, head of global asset allocation for Putnam Investments.
Hosted by School of Management on November 8, 2011.
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What Have We Learned from Market Design
Alvin E. Roth, the George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration at Harvard Business School, discusses market failures and successes using organ transplants and the New York City and Boston school systems as case studies in the 2007 [...]Rosenthal Memorial Lecture.
The Robert Rosenthal Memorial Lecture series was founded in honor of Robert Rosenthal, a longtime member of the College of Arts & Sciences economics faculty. The series brings to campus a prominent economist chosen by economics graduate students, allowing them to interact with the speaker and gain insight into their field.
Hosted by the BU Graduate Economics Association and the Department of Economics on April 27, 2007.
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Good News from Africa: Session 2
The all-day conference Good News from Africa, part of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Africa 2060 research program, brings together leading experts on Africa to present critical assessments of the [...]continent’s current trends in social, cultural, political, and economic development in four discussion panels. The second, on economy and markets, includes a presentation on entrepreneurship based upon the books Africa Rising¬ and The 86 Percent Solution, by panelist Vijay Mahajan, the John P. Harbin Centennial Chair in Business, University of Texas, Austin, as well as discussions about local economics, how the perception of Africa has changed over time, and agricultural challenges in Burkina Faso.
Hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on April 16, 2010.
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Transnational Currents in the Gulf: People, Money & Ideas: Session 1
Experts from a variety of disciplines met for a three-session conference on topics relating to the Gulf region. The first session focused on money issues, including the debt crisis in Dubai and the relationship between Asian and GCC (Gulf Cooperation [...]Council) markets.
Hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on March 25, 2010.
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