Tong Liu is the Judy C. Lewent (1972) and Mark Shapiro Career Development Assistant Professor of Finance and an Assistant Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Our Economics Clarence Tow Public Lecture Series features Professor Kaushik Basu, who is a Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. Professor Basu was Chief Economist at the World Bank from 2012 to 2016 and between 2009 and 2012 he was the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India. He is the recipient of the 2021 Humboldt Research Award.

In addition to Cornell, Professor Basu has taught at the Delhi School of Economics, Harvard...

Dr. Basu's lecture will be 5:30–6:30 p.m. A reception follows at 6:30 p.m. Attendance is free and open to all members of the public.

About the Speaker:

Kaushik Basu is a world-renowned economist, author, and professor whose work spans development economics, game theory, and political economy. He is currently a Professor of Economics and the Carl Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. From 2012 to 2016, Dr. Basu served as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the...

Amanda Friedenberg is a Professor of Economics at The University of Michigan.

Jiekun Huang is a Professor of Finance and PhD Director and Vernon Zimmerman Faculty Fellow.