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Susan Athey: Resource Allocation Problem
October 30, 2008
Susan C. Athey professor, economics, Harvard [homepage]

Economic theorist Susan Athey talks about the tools for analyzing how uncertainty affects the behavior of individuals, markets, and economic systems, and she explains how auctions function as the economic model that has revolutionized online marketing.

This lecture is part of the 2008 IDEAS Boston conference.

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That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World & How We Can Come Back
Thomas L. Friedman
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According to New York Times columnist and author Thomas Friedman, the U.S. faces four major challenges that threaten to jeopardize the American dream for current and future generations and lessen the U.S.'s standing in the world.
Confronting Corruption & Ethics in Emerging Markets
William O'Rourke Jr.
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Is it possible to grow a company to $1 billion in revenue in Russia without giving a single bribe? In this interactive workshop with high-level professionals, Alcoa's Bill O'Rourke shares how he navigated the murky ethical conundrums that that come with leadership of a global business.
A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance
Amar Bhidé
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Amar Bhide takes apart the so-called advances in modern finance, showing how backward-looking, top-down models were used to mass-produce toxic products. He offers tough, simple rules: limit banks and all deposit taking institutions to basic lending and nothing else.
Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2012 with Ian Bremmer
Ian Bremmer
00:27:00
What are the biggest political risks in 2012, and the associated ethical decisions? Political risk expert Ian Bremmer discusses his annual list, and its surprising conclusions.
Cultural History of the Great Depression
Morris Dickstein
00:50:49
English and theatre professor and Morris Dickstein discusses Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression.
Awash in Debt: State Liabilities and the Future of the Chinese Economy
Victor Shih
01:09:00
Although China has some of the world's lowest level of foreign debt and official government debt, the Chinese government and state owned banks and enterprises actually owe an enormous amount of debt to domestic financial institutions and households.

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