JM Boving Lecture 2013 - Ricardo Hausmann

J.M. BOVING LECTURE, 2013

The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Dr. Ricardo Hausmann, Director of the Center for International Development and Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at Harvard University, will present the 2013 Johanna M. Boving Lecture in Economic Development, "Knowhow and Wealth and Poverty of Nations".

241 Arts Building, University of Saskatchewan
Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 7:30 pm.

Ricardo Hausmann is one of the foremost thinkers on how regions and countries can accelerate growth. His research includes issues of growth, macroeconomic stability, international finance, and the social dimensions of development.

He has published widely in leading economic journals including the Journal of Development Economics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Economic Growth, and Science and is regularly featured in media outlets such as The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Forbes Magazine. Professor Hausmann has advised governments in over 80 developing countries on creating effective growth strategies and development policies.

A public reception will follow the Lecture.

For more info, please phone 966-5197 or visit the Department’s web site at http://artsandscience.usask.ca/economics/