Recent Developments in Theories of Money, Banking and Asset Markets

November 3, 2009

A two-day conference focused on recent developments in theories of money, banking and asset markets, will be held Nov. 13 and 14 in Grainger Hall. Finance Professor Randy Wright has played a key role in bringing to Madison noted experts from around the  nation to speak at the conference, which is being coordinated by the school’s Puelicher Center for Banking Education. Presenters will include noted figures from academia and government—including officials from the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, and from the Bank of Canada. Leading thinkers will share their expertise with UW-Madison faculty and Ph.D. students in business and economics. Topics will include: “Payments and Liquidity Under Moral Hazard” and “Banking: A Mechanism Design Approach.” More than 65 individuals are scheduled to attend.

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