What's behind the turmoil in the global economy? The price of petroleum has declined sharply, and is less than fifty percent of the price a year ago. What are the implications?
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What's behind the turmoil in the global economy? The price of petroleum has declined sharply, and is less than fifty percent of the price a year ago. The governments of countries that rely on the money from oil exports to finance most of their expenditures--Venezuela, Russia, Nigeria, and the countries in the Middle East--will experience severe adjustment problems. The prices of a large array of industrial raw materials have declined sharply as the growth rate in China has declined--and the prospect is that the growth rate will decline sharply. The slowdown in China has led to sharp declines in the prices of the Canadian dollar, the Australian dollar, the Brazilian real, and the South African rand. The price of the Euro has declined by twenty percent. The presentation will focus on the implications of these developments in various foreign countries on the U.S economy in 2015 and will be presented in the signature manner that has delighted generations of Booth students and alumni.
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NOTE ON PARKING
300 East Illinois Street (AMC Theater-River East Self Park Garage)
$8.00 after 3:00 pm on weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday for a 12-hour period
Garage: Self Park Facility
Payment: Automated; at pay-stations by cash or credit card or upon exit pay by credit card only.
To receive discounted rate: There is a card validator at the first floor security desk of the Gleacher Center. You will only need to insert your parking card in the validator and the new price will be automatically applied. When you leave the lot you will be charged for the lower $8.00 fee.
Detailed Directions:
Garage is located next to PJ Clarks and below the AMC Theater.
a) When traveling east on Illinois cross over Columbus and enter the Garage on the left (north) side of the street
b) If driving west on Grand (north of Theater), you can enter the garage ½ block before Columbus on the left (south) side of the street.
Deadline: 3/19/2015
Program
6:00 PM-6:30 PM: networking
6:30 PM-8:00 PM: presentation
8:00 PM-9:00 PM: drinks at The Midway Club, Fifth Floor
Speaker Profiles
Robert Z. Aliber (Speaker)
Professor Emeritus, Booth School of Business, The University of Chicago
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Karl L. Buschmann
kbuschma@ChicagoBooth.edu
847 310 0412
Sophia Kholodenko
skholode@uchicago.edu
773 702 0783
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