Roger Guesnerie

Economic Theory and Social Organization

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Calendar

14 Mar
06 Jun
Lectures
Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.
 
 
 
 
14 Mar
30 May
Seminars
Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lectures

Crisis and economic theory

Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.

First lectures: March 14

Last lectures: June 6

 
 
 
 

Seminars

Linked to the topics covered in the lectures

Wednesdays, at 5:30 p.m.

First seminar: March 14

Last seminar: Mai 30

 
 
 
 

Program

Turbulence in the economy: between history and theory
 
 
 
 

1 - Introduction: Crisis and economic theory.

March 14
  • Triangle marronLecture : Theories questioned by the crisis
  • Triangle bleuSeminar: Crisis and crises, invariants and innovations. Robert Boyer (Institut des Amériques)
 
 
 
 

2 - Facts and theories: Highlights.

March 21
  • Triangle marronLecture: Bubbles: A recurring UTO (Unidentified Theoretical Object)
  • Triangle bleuSeminar: Is Keynes making a comeback? Rodolphe Dos Santos (BETA, Strasbourg)

March 28

  • Triangle marronLecture: Currency, banks and credit, the basic elements
  • Triangle bleuSeminar: Crisis and changes in financial intermediation. Michel Aglietta (CEPII)

April 4

  • Triangle marronLecture: From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Metamorphoses of the financial system - What implications?

April 11

  • Triangle marronLecture: Questions on liquidity
  • Triangle bleuSeminar: Banking crisis, central bank's learning. Pierre Cyrille Hautcoeur (EHESS et PSE)
 
 
 
 

3 - The speculative slope of the markets.

May 2
  • Triangle marronLecture: From 4:30 to 6:30. Raw materials, housing, stock-markets, same markets?
May 9
  • Triangle marronLecture: The stock-market, blind points of the conventional model
  • Triangle bleuSeminar: Reflection on the financial evaluation. André Orléan (EHESS et PSE)
May 16
  • Triangle marronLecture: The stock-market: which explanations?
  • Triangle bleuSeminar: Crises of sovereign debt and crises banking. Patrick Bolton (Columbia University et TSE)
 
 
 
 

4 - Macro economy and Currency: Illusions of the great moderation.

May 23

  • Triangle marronLecture: Macroeconomics in calm weather and systemic stability
  • Triangle bleuSeminar: Operational use of macroeconomic models. Jean-Pierre Laffargue (Paris 1 et Cepremap)

May 30

  • Triangle marronLecture: Stock Exchange and Currency
  • Triangle bleuSeminar: The new order for the central banks. Xavier Ragot (CNRS et PSE)
 
 
 
 

5 - Conclusion

June 6
Triangle marronLecture: Crisis of global finance or globalization crisis?

 

Symposium to be held in June(dates and schedules to be announced)

Featuring F. Bourguignon, C. Chamley, P.O. Gourrinchas, R. Rancière