Video Presentations from the Global Economic Crisis: The Untold Stories

On November 20th the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) convened a panel of distinguished UW–Madison professors who offered different perspectives on the causes, consequences, and potential solutions for the global economic crisis.  Experts from economics, business, law, public affairs, and political science provided insight into the following questions: 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? WAGE is pleased to provide links to videos of panelist presentations along with their PowerPoint slides.  All of the below videos are Powered by Sonic Foundry MediaSite. (Requires the Microsoft Silverlight plugin.) Click on a title to link to the desired video. Please note that the presentations are best viewed in Internet Explorer. Introduction Alison Alter, Associate Director of the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) Basic Background Information and Overview Mark J. Ready, Professor of Finance, Investment and Banking The Securities and Exchange Commission Darian M. Ibrahim, J.D., Assistant Professor of Law The World Outside America Menzie D. Chinn, Professor of Public Affairs and Economics After the Crisis: Reforming Global Financial Governance Mark S. Copelovitch, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs A Historical Perspective Edward Friedman, Professor of Political Science Question and Answer Session View the event program and speaker bios. View full news article on this program. This panel was organized by the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE). WAGE would like to thank the following co-sponsors: Wisconsin School of Business Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Division of International Studies Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) Madison International Trade Association (MITA) 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 Global Studies