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Chicago Booth Podcast Series

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 Former President of Mexico on "the Destructive Power of Government" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:36

Former President of Mexico, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, took a historical look at the risks threatening globalization's resilience. Currently the director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Zedillo reminded attendees at the Myron Scholes Global Markets Forum Series of the "destructive power of government."

 Becker Brown Bag Series: Kevin Murphy on Wage Inequality | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:55

Becker Brown Bag Series: Kevin Murphy on Wage Inequality

 Becker Brown Bag Series: Kevin Murphy on Wage Inequality | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:55

Increased demand for skilled workers has created wage inequality between those who have college degrees and those who don't in the United States, but the news isn't all bad, according to Kevin Murphy, George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor of Economics.

 Using Microfinance to Break the Generational Cycle of Poverty | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:20

Using Microfinance to Break the Generational Cycle of Poverty

 Using Microfinance to Break the Generational Cycle of Poverty | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:20

Microfinance is not as a suite of social products, it's a platform for social development through business, according to Alex Counts, president of the Grameen Foundation.

 Becker Brown Bag Series: How to Improve United States Immigration Policy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:25

Becker Brown Bag Series: How to Improve United States Immigration Policy

 Becker Brown Bag Series: How to Improve United States Immigration Policy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:25

This broadcast features Nobel Laureate Gary Becker, University Professor of Economics and of Sociology. The GSB's Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory hosted the first in a series of lunchtime discussions. Professor Becker talks about the benefits of setting a price for immigration.

 Global Financial Markets Forum featuring Luigi Zingales | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:03:57

Global Financial Markets Forum featuring Luigi Zingales

 Global Financial Markets Forum featuring Luigi Zingales | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:03:57

This broadcast features Luigi Zingales, Robert C. McCormack Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance. Zingales is also a member of the Committee on Capital Market Regulation. He reports on the committee's findings regarding concerns that excessive regulation is stifling the public securities markets and causing U.S. markets to lose business to foreign competitiors.

 Initiative on Global Financial Markets Hosts Inaugural Forum | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:08

Initiative on Global Financial Markets Hosts Inaugural Forum

 Initiative on Global Financial Markets Hosts Inaugural Forum | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:08

The long string of major financial crises that beset emerging markets from 1994 to 2002 was caused by a variety of factors, according to John Taylor, former U.S. Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs. Among those were countries trying to peg their exchange rates while inflation at home exceeded inflation abroad. "Essentially that means your exchange rate gets out of line or overvalued," he said. "Eventually currencies depreciated. On top of that, many emerging-market countries had borrowed in dollars, but their earnings were in local currency. A sudden depreciation meant they had to pay a lot more dollars back, which led to a debt problem." The International Monetary Fund's unpredictable responses to the crises further complicated the problem, Taylor said.

 Chicago GSB Business Forecast 2007: Marvin Zonis (Speaker 3 of 3) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:05

Chicago GSB Business Forecast 2007: Marvin Zonis (Speaker 3 of 3)

 Chicago GSB Business Forecast 2007: Marvin Zonis (Speaker 3 of 3) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:05

At Chicago's Business School, Zonis teaches courses on International Political Economy, Leadership, and E-Commerce. He was the first professor at the Business School to teach a course on the effects of digital technologies on global business. He also consults to corporations and professional asset management firms throughout the world, helping them to identify, assess, and manage their political risks in the changing global environment. Zonis is a co-founder and Chairman of DSD, a software development company based in Moscow and Chicago. What unites these activities is Zonis' unique awareness of the intersections of politics, economics, and emergent technologies.

 Chicago GSB Business Forecast 2007: Michael Mussa, AM '70, PhD '74 (Speaker 2 of 3) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:50

Chicago GSB Business Forecast 2007: Michael Mussa, AM '70, PhD '74 (Speaker 2 of 3)

 Chicago GSB Business Forecast 2007: Michael Mussa, AM '70, PhD '74 (Speaker 2 of 3) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:50

Michael Mussa, AM '70, PhD '74, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics. He served as Economic Counselor and Director of the Department of Research at the International Monetary Fund from 1991-2001, where he was responsible for advising the Management of the Fund and the Fund's Executive Board on broad issues of economic policy and for providing analysis of ongoing developments in the world economy. By appointment of President Ronald Reagan, Mussa served as a member of the US Council of Economic Advisers from August 1986 to September 1988. He was a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago (1976-91) and was on the faculty of the Department of Economics at the University of Rochester (1971-76).

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