News from the Economics Division:

Release Date: 9/15/2008 Economics Division Sponsors Carpenter Lecture October 2, 2008

 

2008 Carpenter Lecture will be featuring Professor Richard L. Schmalensee John C. Head III Dean and Professor of Economics and Management MIT Sloan School of Management  “The Energy-Climate Conundrum” Energy and climate change are two of the most difficult and complex challenges facing the US and the world today.  And, of course, these challenges are closely linked.  Professor Schmalensee will outline the key economic features of these challenges and of the links between them.  He will discuss desirable public policies as well as barriers to their adoption.     Thursday, October 2, 2008 4:00 PM Sorenson Theater  All members of our community are welcomed to attend this exciting and significant event.  Please contact Linda Katz, Economics Division Coordinator, at 781-239-4580 or katzl@babson.edu with any questions.

To view the presentation click the link below. It has a run time of 1:14:28.

http://mediastream.babson.edu:8080/ramgen/speakers/2008-10-02richardSchmalenseeNoIntro_256k.rm