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MEDIA CONTACT: Department of Economics (585) 275-7221 or Sharon Dickman sdickman@rochester.edu
585.275.4128
March 24, 2006
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 4 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in room 318/418 of Gleason Hall on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Anne O. Krueger, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and former Stanford University professor of economics and director of its Center for Research on Economic Development and Policy Reform, will speak on "The Global Economy at the Beginning of the 21st Century."
She is the editor of several books, including Reforming India's Economic, Financial and Fiscal Policies and Latin American Macroeconomic Reform: The Second Stage, and has published extensively on policy reform in developing nations. From 1982 to 1986, Krueger was the World Bank's vice president for economics and research. She received her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin.
The Gilbert Memorial Lecture Series, which is sponsored by the Department of Economics at the University of Rochester, was established in 1959 in memory of Donald W. Gilbert, professor of economics, vice president for University development, and provost at the University. A central idea for the series is to illuminate the practical side of economics and to show the role of economics in contemporary policy debates.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact (585) 275-7221.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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