With Robert Z. Aliber, Professor Emeritus, Booth School of Business.
Where
Gleacher Center
602
450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr.
Chicago, Illinois
Driving Directions:
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.
When traveling east on Illinois cross over Columbus and enter the Garage on the left (north) side of the street
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.
Event Details
Professor Aliber argues that the Great Recession of 2008-2009 was caused by the predictable cycles of booms and busts that are inherent in the unstable international monetary system. He rejects the argument of many scholars and public officials who maintain that rogue actors and nefarious one-time events precipitated the cascading crisis and led to what some analysts, such as former US Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, have characterized as an Act of God. Aliber reminds us that surges in the supply of credit are inherently unstable, and this instability is magnified when these surges result from increases in cross border investment inflows. Greece is only the latest example.
Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises, 7th edition, has just been published with updated and expanded analyses, including the unique nature of economic activities in China. The book will be available for purchase and signing.
Cost
No Charge
Registration
Register Online
Deadline: 10/28/2015
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, 5th Floor
Speaker Profiles
Robert Z. Aliber (Speaker)
Professor Emeritus, Booth School of Business, Chicago Booth
Professor Aliber argues that the Great Recession of 2008-2009 was caused by the predictable cycles of booms and busts that are inherent in the unstable international monetary system. He rejects the argument of many scholars and public officials who maintain that rogue actors and nefarious one-time events precipitated the cascading crisis and led to what some analysts, such as former US Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, have characterized as an Act of God. Aliber reminds us that surges in the supply of credit are inherently unstable, and this instability is magnified when these surges result from increases in cross border investment inflows. Greece is only the latest example.
Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises, 7th edition, has just been published with updated and expanded analyses, including the unique nature of economic activities in China. The book will be available for purchase and signing.
Questions
Karl L. Buschmann, '85
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Other Information
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The Leadership Team is expanding. Karl Buschmann and Sophia Kholodenko welcome inquiries from Booth alumni who would like to get more involved in running the International Roundtable.
Responsibilities include:
--Regular attendance
--Programming: identifying interesting topics and securing speakers
--Administration: writing publicity, publicizing events through the University and roundtable email distribution list channels, and coordinating with the Alumni Office