June 17th, 2009
World-renowned Economist Nouriel Roubini Spoke on the Financial Crisis
Nouriel RoubiniThe Wisconsin School of Business and American Family Insurance are partners in Forward Thinking: A Speaker Series. World-renowned economist Nouriel Roubini gave a talk for the series on “The Financial Crisis: Is the Worst Behind Us?” on June 8 on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Nouriel Roubini is a professor of economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business and is cofounder and chairman of RGE Monitor, an innovative economic and geo-strategic information service. In April 2009, he was named to TIME magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people.
Roubini studies international macroeconomics, political economy and the mechanisms of economic growth. He is probably best known for his warnings about an impending financial crisis. Profiled as “Dr. Doom” in The New York Times Magazine, he is much sought after for his economic insights by print and broadcast media around the world.
Roubini served as a senior adviser to the White House Council of Economic Advisers and the U.S. Treasury Department and has held several other prestigious positions in major economic institutions. He has published numerous policy papers and books on key international macroeconomic issues and contributes to a series for Project Syndicate, “Finance in the 21st Century.”
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