Global Economic Crisis: The Untold Stories

Thursday, November 20 7:00-9:30 PM Morgridge Auditorium 1100 Grainger Hall 975 University Avenue The economic bad news keeps coming: a bursting housing bubble, a volatile stock market, restricted credit markets, a recession, and more.  How did a crisis in the U.S. housing market grow into a full blown global economic crisis? What do these events mean for the global economy, governments, businesses and average people around the world? How might we evaluate proposed solutions here and abroad? Join a panel of distinguished UW–Madison professors who will offer different perspectives on the causes, consequences, and potential solutions for the global economic crisis. Menzie Chinn Professor of Public Affairs and Economics Mark Copelovitch Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs Edward Friedman Professor of Political Science Darian Ibrahim Assistant Professor of Law Mark Ready Jeffrey J. Diermeier Chair of Finance This panel was organized by the UW–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE). WAGE would like to thank the following co-sponsors: Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Division of International Studies Wisconsin School of Business Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) Madison International Trade Association (MITA) Global Studies Department of Political Science Department of Economics Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs Stephen L. Hawk Center for Applied Security Analysis UW–Madison Law School