The current state of the economy

Speaker: Professor Edward C. Prescott
This event was recorded on 8 October 2009 in New Theatre, East Building
The recent collapse of financial markets plunged economies around the world into recession. The series of events following the downfall of Lehman Brothers last September scripted an unprecedented chapter in economic history. Whether it was enormous bail-out packages, monetary policy or quantitative easing, economies around the world took expansive steps to stay afloat. This leaves us in a very sensitive and interesting position today. Is the worst over? With US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke declaring the end of the recession, will we see dissipating unemployment, growing GDPs and bullish stock markets? And most importantly, what changes, if any, will we see in economic policy? American economist and Nobel laureate, Edward Prescott, answers such imminent questions in his talk 'The current state of the economy' at the LSE.

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[Ranger4564]

Is this a joke? He should never offer to speak in public again, without practice and training. The statements are disconnected and there is no punctuation. If he needs more complete writing to perform the lecture, he should invest the energy before stepping up to the mike. Geez. Awful presentation.

[arakhachatran]

what a boring lecture. Very bad shooting