Economist Joseph Stiglitz, Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management, Wall Street Journal reporter Kate Kelly and New York Times journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin discussed toxic assets, stress tests, and bank bailouts with Charlie Rose on April 24, 2009. The first two parts are available below.
Author Archives: Tory Jarmain
A conversation with Bill Ackman, Andrew Ross Sorkin and Joseph Stiglitz
Posted on April 26, 2009 – 10:30 PM
Website Redesign
I’m pleased to unveil the newly redesigned Economics Students’ Association website. We’ve moved to a wider format to make pages spacious and easier to read. Font sizes have also been increased across the board to heighten legibility and improve accessibility. But most importantly, you can expect more frequent updates from our analysts and executives in [...]
Posted on April 22, 2009 – 1:09 PM
Analyzing the Roots of the Credit Crisis
The global economy is entering into the second year of an ongoing economic crisis that has no apparent end in sight. A series of events, beginning with a wave of defaults by sub-prime mortgage holders in late 2006, morphed into a contagion that has turned the tap off of the world’s credit markets. Through a [...]
Posted on April 3, 2009 – 5:58 PM
The Economic Outlook on asset bubbles and India
Our fourth issue of The Economic Outlook examines asset bubbles, India’s bright future, a bailout of Detroit’s “Big Three,” as well as a look into the issues surrounding transparency and the U.S. Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Posted on November 26, 2008 – 1:16 AM
Extended registration
Due to strong interest, we will be holding a third signup session tomorrow (Thursday) in Einstein’s café, just outside Taylor library in the Natural Sciences Building from 1:45 – 2:15pm. If your friends are interesting in signing up, please let them know. If you have any questions, please contact Arjun Gupta.