The Evolution of Economic Science: Macroeconomics, Growth, ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Macroeconomics, Growth, and Development
01/27/2011 10:45 AM KresgeDaron Acemoglu, James Killian Professor of Economics, MIT; Peter Diamond, PhD '63, MIT Institute Professor; Esther Duflo, PhD '99, Abdul Latif Jameel Prof of Poverty Allev & Develop Department of Economics; Robert Hall, PhD '67, Robert and ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Individual and Firm ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Individual and Firm Behavior
01/27/2011 8:45 AM KresgeJames Poterba, MIT Mitsui Professor of Economics; George Akerlof, PhD '66, Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley; Avinash Dixit, PhD '68, John J. F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics, Emeritus, ...
The Emergence of China in the Global Economy
The Emergence of China in the Global Economy
06/05/2004 2:00 PM WongLester Thurow, HM, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Economics and ManagementDescription: Napoleon admonished the world to beware an awakened China. 200 years later, Lester Thurow traces the astonishing rise of this economic giant. In ...
The Emergence of a Digital Money Ecosystem - Irving ...
The Emergence of a Digital Money Ecosystem - Irving Wladawsky-Berger, PhD ...
About the Presentation We are in the early stages of a very important transformation—the transition to a digital money ecosystem. This transformation is likely to be among the most exciting, important, and challenging initiatives the world will undertake in the ...
The Economic Meltdown: What Have We Learned, if Anything?
The Economic Meltdown: What Have We Learned, if Anything?
02/05/2010 4:15 PM 32"123Paul Krugman, PhD'77, Professor of Economics and International Affairs; Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton UniversityDescription: The U.S. has had more than 70 years to come to terms with the Great Depression, ...
The ECB Perspective of the Financial Crisis
The ECB Perspective of the Financial Crisis
Evangelos is currently deputy head of the Risk Management Division in the European Central Bank (ECB). Since January 1, 1999, the ECB has been responsible for conducting monetary policy for the Euro area--the world's largest economy after the United States. The ECB's ...
The continued economic decline of the West
The continued economic decline of the West
Has the age of 2% annual growth in jobs and salary levels come to an end in the West? Will the jobs drain to the East quicken? Are policymakers leading us away from the precipice or towards it? Often contrarian, Jon Moynihan's lecture draws on his decades of experience ...
The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about ...
The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's ...
04/28/2004 6:00 PM Wong AuditoriumLaurence J. Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics Boston UniversityDescription: A word of advice to baby boomers: be very kind to your children. They will quite likely be paying a steep price for your happy golden years. Laurence ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 9: Education: ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 9: Education: Setting the Stage
This lecture covers the themes portrayed in the film "Educating Yaparak" and examines education through the lens of economics. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 8: Health: Low ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 8: Health: Low Hanging Fruit?
This lecture discusses some of the most effective and cheapest ways to promote good health, such as bednets, immunization and breast feeding. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 6: Nutrition: The ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 6: Nutrition: The Hidden Traps
Description: In this lecture, Esther Duflo discusses nutrition as a hidden trap. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 5: Is There a ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 5: Is There a Nutrition-Based ...
In this lecture, Esther Duflo covers malnutriton and the nutrition-based poverty trap, including the relationship between productivity and nutrition. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 3: Social ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 3: Social Experiments: Why and ...
In this lecture, Esther Duflo talks about social experiments done to understand what interventions work best to mitigate world poverty. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 2: What is a ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 2: What is a Poverty Trap?
Lecture 2 provides an introduction to the idea of poverty traps. Instructor: Esther Duflo
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 26: Five Thoughts ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 26: Five Thoughts in Place of a ...
Description: The professor provides some final thoughts to conclude the course on the challenges of world poverty. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 25: Policies, ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 25: Policies, Politics: Can ...
Description: This lecture discusses the impact of political economics on the world's poor. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 24: Policies, ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 24: Policies, Politics: Can ...
Description: This lecture discusses theories and policies developed to help fight poverty. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 22: Entrepreneurs ...
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 22: Entrepreneurs and Workers
Description: This lecture talks about the relationship between the poor and entrepreneurship. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 21: Savings 2
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 21: Savings 2
Description: This lecture covers experiments conducted to understand savings and borrowing in Kenya and the Phillippines. Instructor: Abhijit Banerjee
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 20: Savings
The Challenge of World Poverty - Lecture 20: Savings
This lecture covers the realities of saving and borrowing for the world's poor. Instructor: Abhijit Bannerjee