Professor  Michael Spence - The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth - 15 October 2013
Channel: IIEA
Date: 01/11/2013

About the Speech:

With growth sluggish in the West, but continuing a pace in the BRICS, the world economy could look very different in just a few short years. Prof Spence was the chairman of the independent Commission on Growth and Development, an international body that from 2006-2010 analyzed opportunities for global economic growth. In his presentation to the IIEA he developed on this work, on his 2011 book "The Next Convergence -- The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World" and on his more recent research to give us an insight into the prospect for growth around the world and what this means for the global economy.

About the Speaker:

Michael Spence, a Nobel laureate in economics, is Professor of Economics at NYU's Stern School of Business, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and Academic Board Chairman of the Fung Global Institute in Hong Kong. His work on education and job-market signaling in the early 70s was a major breakthrough in economic theory. He was awarded a Nobel prize in 2001 for his research in economics. Prof Spence is also a frequent public commentator and writes a monthly column for Project Syndicate.