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Williams Faculty Lecture to Address Financial Crises - February 19, 2008
WILLIAMSTOWN - Professor of economics Gerard Caprio will deliver the third lecture of the annual Williams College Faculty Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 21.
The lecture, "Financial Crises: A Hardy Perennial," will take place at 4 p.m. in Wege Auditorium on the campus. A reception will follow. The lecture is free and the public is invited to attend.
Caprio's talk will examine the field the finance, its propensity to crisis, what government should do when crises occur and how might they be prevented or made less painful. He will touch on the current subprime mortgage crisis.
He is the author or co-editor of a number of publications, including "Rethinking Bank Regulation: Til Angels Govern," "Financial Crises: Lessons from the Past, Preparation for the Future" and "Financial Reform: Theory and Experience."
Caprio has worked for the World Bank in Washington, D.C.; JP Morgan, the International Monetary Fund and the Federal Reserve Board.
He teaches "Money and Banking" and "Financial History" at Williams. He also has taught at George Washington University.
He received his bachelor's degree in economics from Williams and his doctorate from the University of Michigan.
Next week, Associate Professor of Psychology Safa Zaki will deliver a lecture on "Modeling the Mind: What Clues Can Be Gleaned from Amnesia." The event will take place Thursday, Feb. 28, at 4 p.m. |
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