Professor Tim Congdon‚ CBE, one of Britain’s best known monetarist economists will be at the University on Tuesday 19 May to talk about the role of misguided academic economics in the current recession.
This talk forms part of a seminar hosted by the School of Management’s Centre for Banking‚ Finance and Sustainable Development. Following Tim’s presentation‚ the Director of the Centre‚ Professor Richard Werner‚ will speak about the role of central banks in sponsoring misguided economics and in creating the crisis. He will also draw parallels to the great Japanese recession and the lessons that can be learned from it.
A panel discussion‚ chaired by Professor Robin Mason, Head of Economics, will follow.
Date: Tuesday 19 May 2009 Time: 1pm – 3pm
Venue: Building 67 (Nightingale Building) Room 1027, Highfield Campus
To register, please e-mail your contact details and the number of seats you wish to reserve to [email protected].