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Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 71, No. 1. (January 2004), pp. 51-76.

Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 71, No. 1. (January 2004), pp. 143-167.

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007: Recorded November 2005: Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, listed as one of “World’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals,” “the world’s best known economist,” and “among the 100 most influential people in the world, was interviewed by Dr. James Reese. Topics covered include global poverty reduction, disease control and climate change. Profile: Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Jeffrey Sachs is considered one of the world’s foremost economists, having advised dramatic reforms in Bolivia, Poland, and Russia. Long affiliated with Harvard, first as a student and since the early ‘80s as a professor, in early 2002 Sachs was named director of the Columbia University Earth Institute. Sachs has an impressive list of credentials: he taught at Harvard for over 20 years before becoming the Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University in Manhattan and Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia. He is an advisor to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP). Professor Sachs is also the author of “The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for our Time.” (43min 47sec)

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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2007: Columbia University: The 12th Annual Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum: Wealth and Poverty in Global Cities (April 2007). Speakers: Lisa Anderson Dean, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA); Introduction by Former Mayor David N. Dinkins; Keynote Address by David Jones, President of the Community Service Society. For the past twelve years, the Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum has addressed many pressing issues including urban education, environmentalism, labor, community building, tourism, welfare to work, urban renewal, the Empowerment Zones, the role of affirmative action in higher education, immigration, and New York as a model for global cities. The 2007 forum will address efforts to understand and alleviate poverty in New York City and in other large urban centers around the world. Bringing together panelists who are experts in housing, health, and employment in both New York and major cities overseas, the forum will once again reflect the place of New York City in an ongoing global dialogue on critical public policy issues. Copyright 2007 Columbia University. Distributed by Radio Economics®
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TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2007: Inital release date: 02-16-2006.Barry Ritholtz, in this interview with James Reese, gives his views of the Alan Greenspan era, covering topics as the Greenspan model, the so-called myths of Alan Greenspan, Ben Benanke, and the future of the macro economy. Barry Ritholtz is the chief market strategist for Ritholtz Research, an independent institutional research firm, specializing in the analysis of macroeconomic trends and the capital markets. Barry is also president of Ritholtz Capital Partners (RCP), a New York based hedge fund. RCP is driven by the analysis performed by Ritholtz Research. http://bigpicture.typepad.com/ (41min 19sec) Copyright 2006 Radio Economics - www.RadioEconomics.com ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 18.9MB / 62Kbps / 41min 19sec )