Chicago Booth Management Conference 2009

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago Booth Management Conference 2009

Thousands of attendees and webcast viewers worldwide heard some of the most brilliant minds in business discuss the future of markets at this year's conference. In the midst of the worst recession since 1930s, world-renowned Chicago Booth faculty and industry leaders reexamined the government’s role in the economy and took a close look at current topics that shape the economic debate.

Episodes

  1. 06/30/2009

    Avoiding the Example of Japan

    Anil Kashyap, Edward Eagle Brown Professor of Economics and Finance, on four reasons the economy is in for a period of slow growth.

    9 min

  2. 06/30/2009

    Can Government Get the Details Right

    Should governments be involved with the regulation of the economy? Chicago Booth’s six faculty experts offer varying views of what can be done.

    13 min

  3. 06/30/2009

    Dean’s Speech

    Dean Edward Snyder on how ideas born at the University of Chicago—including the importance of human capital—will play a bigger role as the economy evolves.

    3 min

  4. 06/30/2009

    Difficult Choices Made Easy

    Marianne Bertrand, Fred. T. Steingraber/A.T. Kearney Professor of Economics, on the role the government can play in helping people who face complex choices.

    8 min

  5. 06/30/2009

    Do You Really Get What You Pay For?

    Faculty panelists debate whether top CEOs are worth their salary.

    26 min

  6. 06/30/2009

    Ingredients:

    Kevin Murphy, George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, on the four ingredients of growth that make countries richer.

    9 min

  7. 06/30/2009

    Introduction

    Six Chicago Booth faculty discuss the future of markets at a special keynote panel at Management Conference.

    7 min

  8. 06/30/2009

    The Case for Qualified Optimism

    Gary Becker, University Professor of Economics of Sociology at the College and Chicago Booth, explains why he calls himself a “qualified optimist” in looking at the future of markets.

    9 min

  9. 06/30/2009

    The Magic Bullet that Turned on Us

    Anil Kashyap on why the government view of owner-occupied housing as a “magic” bullet was a key driver in the financial meltdown.

    6 min

  10. 06/30/2009

    We Don’t Export Savings to Mars

    Raghuram Rajan, Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, on the role of emerging markets in the crisis and why the U.S. became “the spender of last resort in the world”.

    11 min

  11. 06/30/2009

    What Will it Take to Reform Education

    Faculty panelists examine the role played by such government safety nets as unemployment and what effect any changes may have on U.S. residents.

    25 min

  12. 06/30/2009

    You Get What You Pay For

    Faculty panelists debate if increases in human capital have made it possible for people at all levels around the world to earn more, or whether top earners prospered more.

    8 min
  • 12 Episodes

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Thousands of attendees and webcast viewers worldwide heard some of the most brilliant minds in business discuss the future of markets at this year's conference. In the midst of the worst recession since 1930s, world-renowned Chicago Booth faculty and industry leaders reexamined the government’s role in the economy and took a close look at current topics that shape the economic debate.

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  • Creator
    The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All presentations copyright 2006-2009 by University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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    Chicago Booth Management Conference 2009

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