The Maxwell School will host an economic forum on Jan. 21, featuring six faculty
members from Maxwell and the Whitman School of Management, who will explain
and discuss the root causes of the current financial crisis and the recovery strategies
proposed by the Obama Administration. Their presentations will be followed by an
opportunity for questions and conversation with the audience.
The forum will be held from 4-6 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.
The professors will look at how housing and lending policies, financial instruments
and global debt have led the nation into recession. They will also talk about the
impact of the recession, the market reforms that are under consideration, and what
they see for the nation's economy in the short term.
David Richardson, professor of economics and international relations, will serve as
moderator. Presenters will include economics professors Stuart Rosenthal and Derek
Laing; Stuart Brown, international relations professor; and finance professors Yildiray
Yildirim and Ravi Shukla.
