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SUMMARY:A Special Symposium in Memory of Kenneth J. Arrow
DESCRIPTION:We proudly invite you to attend a Special Symposium in Memory of Kenneth J. Arrow. \nKenneth J. Arrow’s work was formative in shaping the field of economics over the past sixty years and his ideas\, style of research\, and breadth of vision were a model for generations of the boldest and most creative economists. \nAmong the list of 24 distinguished scholars include: Joseph E. Stiglitz\, University Professor and Nobel Laureate (Columbia University); Eric S. Maskin\, Adams University Professor and Nobel Laureate (Harvard University); Bengt Holmstrom\, Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics and Nobel Laureate (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); and\, Oliver Hart\, Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics and Nobel Laureate (Harvard University). \nKenneth J. Arrow received his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University in 1951\, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the university in 1973. The Symposium is an academic tribute to Kenneth J. Arrow\, celebrating his pioneering scholarship and innovative spirit. \nFollowing the symposium\, Professor Glenn C. Loury will deliver the 10th Annual Arrow Lecture\, titled “Persistent Racial Inequality in the U.S.: An Economic Theorist’s Account”. Learn more | Register here. \nOpen to Columbia University affiliates. Please register with your Columbia University UNI. \n________________________________ \nSymposium Agenda \n8:30am-9:00am – Registration & Coffee \n9:00am-9:15am – Welcome Remarks \n9:15am-10:15am – Panel 1: Social Choice \n\nAlessandra M. Casella\, Professor of Economics & Political Science\, Columbia University\nEric S. Maskin\, Adams University Professor and 2007 Nobel Laureate\, Harvard University\nThomas Palfrey\, Flintridge Foundation Professor of Economics and Political Science\, California Institute of Technology\nParag Pathak\, Jane Berkowitz Carlton and Dennis William Carlton Professor of Microeconomics\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\nModerator: Navin Kartik\, Professor of Economics\, Columbia University\n\n10:15am-10:30am – Break \n10:30am-11:30am – Panel 2: Adverse Selection\, Moral Hazard \n\nBengt Holmstrom\, Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics and 2016 Nobel Laureate\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\nOliver Hart\, Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics and 2016 Nobel Laureate\, Harvard University\nMichael D. Whinston\, Sloan Fellows Professor of Management\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\nModerator: Bernard Salanié\, Professor of Economics; Chair of Department of Economics\, Columbia University\n\n11:30am-11:45am – Break \n11:45am-12:45pm – Panel 3: Risk Aversion \n\nPierre-André Chiappori\, E. Rowan and Barbara Steinschneider Professor of Economics\, Columbia University\nUlrike M. Malmendier\, Edward J. and Mollie Arnold Professor of Finance and Professor of Economics\, University of California\, Berkeley\nMenahem Yaari\, Professor of Economics\, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem\nModerator: Neng Wang\, Chong Khoon Lin Professor of Real Estate & Professor of Finance\, Columbia University\n\n12:45pm-2:15pm – Lunch and Keynote: Joseph E. Stiglitz\, University Professor and 2001 Nobel Laureate\, Columbia University \n2:15pm-3:15pm – Panel 4: General Equilibrium Theory \n\nAloisio Araujo\, Professor\, Associação Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (Brazil) and Fundação Getúlio Vargas (Brazil)\nJohn Geanakoplos\, James Tobin Professor of Economics\, Yale University\nMichael Magill\, Professor of Economics\, University of Southern California\nMartine Quinzii\, Professor Emeritus of Economics\, University of California\, Davis\nModerator: Andrea Prat\, Richard Paul Richman Professor of Business; Professor of Economics\, Columbia University\n\n3:15pm-3:30pm – Break \n3:30pm-4:30pm – Panel 5: Education\, Productivity and Growth \n\nGerald D. Jaynes\, Professor of Economics; Professor of African American Studies\, Yale University\nRavi Kanbur\, T. H. Lee Professor of World Affairs; International Professor of Applied Economics and Management\, Cornell University\nPaul Romer\, Chief Economist\, World Bank Group\nEytan Sheshinski\, Sir Isaac Wolfson Professor of Public Finance Emeritus\, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem\nModerator: W. Bentley MacLeod\, Sami Mnaymneh Professor of Economics; Professor of International & Public Affairs\, Columbia University\n\n5:00pm-7:00pm – 10th Annual Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture – Persistent Racial Inequality in the U.S.: An Economic Theorist’s Account” delivered by Glenn C. Loury\, Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences; Professor of Economics; and Professor of Public and International Affairs\, Brown University. Learn more | Register here. \nSponsored by the Program for Economic Research\, the Center on Global Economic Governance\, Columbia University Press\, and the Finance Division at the Columbia Business School. \n
URL:https://econ.columbia.edu/event/a-special-symposium-in-memory-of-kenneth-j-arrow-2/
LOCATION:1501 International Affairs Building\, 420 W 118th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:PER,PER Conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="PER%20-%20Stephanie%20Cohen":MAILTO:sc3867@columbia.edu
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