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Black Swan Events and their Impact on the Future of the Economy - VIRTUAL

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PROFILE Master Degrees
EVENT TYPE Conferences
EVENT FORMAT Online events
DATE 16th April 2020
TIME 19:00 - 20:00 (GMT +01:00)
LANGUAGE English
Black Swan Events and their Impact on the Future of the Economy - VIRTUAL

The global economy has suffered a significant slowdown breaking down 2020's forecast. Economic risks remain stronger than ever, aggravated by deepening political polarization and increasing skepticism over the benefits of globalization. These risks could inflict severe and long-lasting damage on worldwide development prospects.

 

ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST

GAYLE ALLARD

Gayle Allard is a native of California who has lived and worked in Spain for more than 20 years. She is a professor of Economic Environment and Country Analysis at IE Business School in Madrid and has also served as Vice-Chancellor for Research for IE University.

Professor Allard has a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Davis, where her dissertation explored how labor-market institutions and policies have generated unemployment in Europe since World War II.  Her most recent research continues to focus on labor market institutions, the welfare state and proposals for reform, most particularly in the Spanish case. She also researches development issues, and in particular the role of institutions in economic success.

Prior to obtaining her PhD in Economics, Professor Allard completed a Master´s degree in International Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a Master´s degree in Spanish Language and Literature at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

 

Please note that the link to the session will be sent to you 24 hours prior to the email address you registered to the event with.

Time will be at 1pm-2pm EDT , 19h Madrid Time 

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Our speakers

Professor of Economics

Gayle Allard, a professor of Economics at IE since 2002, studied at the University of California (PhD in Economics) and Johns Hopkins University (Master in International Affairs), and her research has centered on labor markets. She appears regularly in leading international media as a commentator on today's key economic problems.