When: Tuesday April 20, 2010

Where: Franklin Auditorium

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The second Mecpoc Symposium was held on April 21, 2009, at Franklin College Switzerland. The proceedings consist of papers submitted by the guest speakers and transcripts of the speakers’ remarks.

To download the full symposium proceedings, click here. Segments of the proceedings can be found below.

Program Contents

• Symposium Participants
• Welcome and Introduction
• Scott T. Fullwiler- Wartburg College, How the Crisis Has Changed the Economic Policy Paradigm
• Richard Werner- University of Southampton and ProfitFund, Central Banks During Times of Financial Stress
• Lord Robert Skidelsky- University of Warwick, Keynes and the Economic Crisis
• Questions From the Floor
• Panel Discussion Obama’s First 100 Days and Lessons From the Global Crisis with Francesco Lurati, Scott T. Fullwiler, Richard Werner, Robert Skidelsky
• Rejoinders and Questions From the Floor

The first Mecpoc Symposium was held on April 8, 2008, at Franklin College Switzerland. The proceedings consist of papers submitted by the guest speakers and transcripts of the speakers’ remarks.

To download the full symposium proceedings, click here. Segments of the proceedings can be found below.

Program Contents

• Symposium Participants
• Welcome and Introduction
• Korkut A. Ertürk – University of Utah and Levy Economics Institute
  Where Are We in the Crisis and What to Expect Next?
• Jérôme Creel – ESCP-EAP and OFCE
  Monetary policy: What Can Be Learned from Recent History?
• Benoît Mojon – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and European Central Bank
  Globalization and Inflation Dynamics
• Christian de Boissieu – Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
  Has Globalization Turned Inflationary?
• Panel Discussion with Antonio Foglia – Banca del Ceresio, Giacomo Vaciago – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Christian de Boissieu – Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne