Crisis Economics A Crash Course in the Future of Finance

by Roubini, Nouriel; Mihm, Stephen; Ganser, L. J.

• ISBN13: 9780142427712
• ISBN10: 0142427713
• Edition: Unabridged
• Format: CD
• Copyright: 2010-05-13
• Publisher: Penguin Audio

Summary

Unabridged CDs, 9 CDs, 11 hours

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This myth-shattering book reveals the methods Nouriel Roubini used to foretell the current crisis before other economists saw it coming and shows how those methods can help us make sense of the present and prepare for the future.

Author Biography

Nouriel Roubini is a professor of economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He has extensive senior policy experience in the federal government, having served from1998 to 2000 in the White House and the U.S. Treasury. He is the founder and chairman of Roubini Global Economics, an economic and financial consulting firm, regularly attends and presents his views at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, and other international forums, and is an adviser to central bankers around the world.
Stephen Mihm writes on economic and historical topics for The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe, and other publications. The recipient of numerous fellowships, he was the Newcomen Postdoctoral Fellow in Business at Harvard Business School from 2003 to 2004. He is currently an associate professor of history at the University of Georgia, where he teaches courses on American political, cultural, and economic history.