Nobel Laureate Economics Professor Robert A. Mundell at Bahçeşehir University

Nobel Laureate Economics Professor Robert A. Mundell at Bahçeşehir University

Bahçeşehir University, which hosts many prominent figures at various events every year, welcomes Nobel Laureate Economics Professor Robert A. Mundell.

At a time when the global crisis threatens Türkiye and the world, three leading authorities from Columbia University with international success and renown for their scientific work in the field of "Globalization and Global Crises", Prof. Robert A. Mundell, Prof. Arvid Lukauskas and Prof. Francisco Rivera-Batiz, are coming to Türkiye for the international conference on "The Global Financial Crisis and Its Effects on Türkiye" organized by the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences.

The opening speech of the conference, to be held on Friday, 28 November 2008, will be delivered by Minister of Finance of the Republic of Türkiye Mr. Kemal Unakıtan. The conference, to be attended by Nobel Prize in Economics laureate Prof. Robert A. Mundell, Prof. Arvid Lukauskas, an expert in international political economy, and Prof. Francisco Rivera-Batiz, who has conducted extensive research in development economics, together with Dean Prof. Dr. Taner Berksoy, Prof. Dr. Seyfettin Gürsel and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz Gökçe from the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, will shed light on how the global crisis can be managed at the local and micro level. In his talk titled "The Global Financial Crisis: International Implications", Prof. Mundell will present important findings on the financial crisis that spread from the USA to the world and share important clues with participants on overcoming the crisis. Following the Conference on the Global Financial Crisis and Its Effects on Türkiye, where important information will be shared on the strategies and instruments with which the "Global Crisis", whose multidimensional and profound effects on the Turkish Economy seem inevitable, can be countered, a working dinner will be held with participants from TÜSİAD and the business world.

PANELISTS:

PRESENTATION                                                COMMENTARY                                               Time
Robert A. MUNDELL Prof. Dr. Taner BERKSOY Morning
Arvid LUKAUSKAS Prof. Dr. Seyfettin GÜRSEL Afternoon
Francisco L Rivera-BATIZ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz GÖKÇE Afternoon

PANELISTS AND TOPICS:

Robert A. MUNDELL
* Nobel Laureate Professor of Economics, Columbia University The Global Financial Crisis: International Implications

Arvid LUKAUSKAS
Director, International Economic Policy and Management Program
Director, Picker Center for Executive Education
Columbia University
The Political Economy of the Financial Crisis

Francisco L. RIVERA-BATIZ
Professor of Economics and Education
Professor of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University
Causes and Consequences for Emerging Markets

PROGRAM:

Friday, 28 November 2008

10:00-12:00 Opening speeches by Minister of Finance of the Republic of Türkiye Mr. Kemal UNAKITAN and session
12:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-17:00 Session

19:00-22:00 Working Dinner with TÜSİAD and the Business World

For the conference participation fee and RSVP: Sezen GÜLSEN Tel: +90 212 381 04 52 - +90 532 473 66 54