THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009

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Maxed Out: How the World is Going Broke and Who Gets the Credit

A worldwide financial crisis is here, and it’s not going away any time soon. Each week the news seems to worsen, from the failing of major investment and commercial banks in the United States and the United Kingdom, to turmoil in the currency markets nearly destroying the Icelandic krona and undermining the Polish zloty, to seesawing costs of fuel and food around the world. Why is the global economy faltering and who will fix it? Can the Obama administration turn things around?

Please join the GOAt audience in welcoming these experts to the sonotheque stage to discuss this important issue.

Charles Wheelan is a senior lecturer in the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago. He also teaches at Dartmouth College and is the author of Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science. Wheelan is a monthly columnist for Yahoo! Finance and a correspondent for WBEZ Chicago Public Radio. Previously, he worked for ChicagoMetropolis 2020 and the Economist, and is currently running for Congress in the 5th District of Illinois. Wheelan earned his B.A. from Dartmouth College, his M.P.A. from Princeton University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

Adolfo Laurenti is a senior economist at Mesirow Financial, who works alongside the firm's chief economist, Diane Swonk, to develop ongoing economic research, commentary, and insight into the global market. In addition, he is the author of Themes on the Global Markets, a monthly Mesirow newsletter providing insight into trends, issues, and the forecast for the global economy. He previously served as an associate economist at LaSalle Bank/ABN AMRO. Laurenti, a native of Italy, graduated from Bocconi University Business School, Milan, and received his M.A. at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

The program will be moderated by Michael Lev, financial editor for the Chicago Tribune.

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