The Great Depression, the Great Recession & the (Mis)Uses of History

lectures in new yorkThe Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession that began in 2008 both occurred against the backdrop of sharp credit booms, dubious banking practices and an unstable global financial system. Join economist and author Barry Eichengreen as he explores how we avoided making only some of the same mistakes twice—and why our partial remedy makes us highly susceptible to making other, equally important mistakes yet again.

There will be a book signing, with books available for purchase, following this event.











When: Thu., Jul. 16, 2015 at 12:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $24
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lectures in new yorkThe Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession that began in 2008 both occurred against the backdrop of sharp credit booms, dubious banking practices and an unstable global financial system. Join economist and author Barry Eichengreen as he explores how we avoided making only some of the same mistakes twice—and why our partial remedy makes us highly susceptible to making other, equally important mistakes yet again.

There will be a book signing, with books available for purchase, following this event.

Buy tickets/get more info now