Media Relations
Tuesday,
November 25,
2003
Economics Department
Indiana University economists presenting their annual forecast today (Nov. 3) expect that the national and state economies will expand somewhat more in 2012 but not enough to make much of a dent in unemployment, thus leading to a continued historically weak recovery.
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German economist Hans-Werner Sinn, whose book The Green Paradox criticizes demand-side approaches to addressing climate change, will take part in a lecture series and mini-conference on environmental policy next week at Indiana University Bloomington.
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Congress has until next Monday (Aug. 2) to raise the legal limit the U.S. is allowed to borrow. Many experts have warned that if the debt ceiling isn't raised by then, the U.S. and other nations worldwide would risk catastrophic economic consequences. An expert from Indiana University's College of Arts and Sciences can offer perspectives and is available to speak with reporters.
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Leading economic theorists from around the globe will be at Indiana University Bloomington this week for the 12th annual Public Economic Theory Conference, sponsored by the Association for Public Economic Theory.
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A former Indiana University professor who is now senior vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will give a presentation about the effect of economic activity in the European Union on Indiana trade and business activities.
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Vernon Smith, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in economic sciences for research that laid the foundation for the field of experimental economics, will speak this week at Indiana University. Smith, a professor at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., will speak on "Sustaining Wealth Creation: Economic Recessions and Housing." The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 28) in the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, 275 N. Jordan Ave.
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