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Gerard Caprio will Address "Financial Crises: A Hardy Perennial" in Annual Lecture Series
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Feb. 18, 2008 -- Professor of Economics Gerard Caprio will deliver the third lecture of the Annual Williams College Faculty Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 21. The lecture is titled "Financial Crises: A Hardy Perennial" and will take place at 4 p.m. in Wege Auditorium on the Williams campus. A reception will follow. The lecture is free and the public is cordially invited to attend.
Caprio's talk will examine
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."
Before coming to Williams to teach, he worked for the World Bank in Washington, D.C.; JP Morgan, the International Monetary Fund, and the Federal Reserve Board.
Caprio teaches "Money and Banking" and "Financial History" at Williams. He also has taught at George Washington University.
He received his B.A. in economics from Williams College and his Ph.D. 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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For building locations on the Williams campus, please consult the map outside the driveway entrance to the Security Office located in Hopkins Hall on Main Street (Rte. 2), next to the Thompson Memorial Chapel, or call the Office of Public Affairs (413) 597-4277. The map can also be found on the web at www.williams.edu/home/campusmap/
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Caprio's talk will examine
- What does finance do?
- Why does it break down so often?
- Has it always been so prone to crisis?
- What should government do when crisis occur?
- How can crises be prevented, or made less painful?
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."
Before coming to Williams to teach, he worked for the World Bank in Washington, D.C.; JP Morgan, the International Monetary Fund, and the Federal Reserve Board.
Caprio teaches "Money and Banking" and "Financial History" at Williams. He also has taught at George Washington University.
He received his B.A. in economics from Williams College and his Ph.D. 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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For building locations on the Williams campus, please consult the map outside the driveway entrance to the Security Office located in Hopkins Hall on Main Street (Rte. 2), next to the Thompson Memorial Chapel, or call the Office of Public Affairs (413) 597-4277. The map can also be found on the web at www.williams.edu/home/campusmap/
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Event: Iliyana
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