Event - Communication Roundtable Series - (Mis)Communicating the Meltdown? Communication During the 2008 Financial Crisis

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Date: 12/01/2009
Starts: 7:00 PM - Ends: 8:30 PM

Economist Robert Lucas recently asked: "What can the public reasonably expect of specialists in these areas and how well has it been served by them in the current crisis"?

Join us and our distinguished panel of macro-economic experts and journalists as we discuss what people knew about the financial crisis, when they knew it, and why the public was caught off guard during the big 2008 financial meltdown.

Panelists Include:

David Arseneau, Economist, Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve Board
Neil Irwin, National Economy Correspondent, The Washington Post
Sudeep Reddy, Financial Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Edward Seiler, Senior Economist, Fannie Mae

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
7:00 to 8:30pm
(Refreshment and networking begin at 6:30pm)

Location: Johns Hopkins University
Washington DC Center
1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
(Red line to Dupont Circle stop. Exit through the south exit and walk east 1.5 blocks on Massachusetts Avenue. The center is located on Massachusetts between 18th and 17th streets.)

The Johns Hopkins University Washington Center is conveniently located a block away from the DuPont Circle Metro stop and reduced rate parking is available at Central Parking on 1800 Massachusetts Ave NW located at the corner of Massachusetts Ave. NW and and 18th St. NW at the rate of $5.00 after 4:30pm.

Jointly sponsored by The Johns Hopkins MA in Communication and MA in Applied Economics Programs.

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