Paul Jorion and Keynes at the Faculty of Economics

The economist will be the guest of the "Amphis de l'éco" on October 13 to discuss the euro crisis, seen through the prism of the English economist's theories. Who really was John Maynard Keynes, and how can his contribution to economic science shed light on current debates on the future of the global system?
These are the questions that Paul Jorion will attempt to answer at the " The euro, what is the patient's condition? "On October 13, the Belgian anthropologist and economist will give a lecture at the Faculty of Economics. Keynes' ideas came back into vogue in the wake of the 2007 financial crisis, and are now the focus of much attention. Yet they are often reduced to a few generalities that fail to capture the full subtlety of the English economist.
Paul Jorion invites us to rediscover the complex thinking of the man who defined himself as an "extreme-left" liberal, a critic of both the excesses of capitalism and the communist model, in his latest book " Thinking out loud about the economy with Keynes ". A book that will be at the heart of the speech by this iconoclast, revealed to the general public for having prophesied the collapse of the American banking system, several years before the start of the subprime crisis.
 
With a degree in sociology and social anthropology (Doctor of Social Sciences from the Université Libre de Bruxelles), Paul Jorion has taught at the universities of Brussels, Cambridge, Paris VIII and the University of California at Irvine. He has also worked for the United Nations (FAO), participating in development projects in Africa.
Holder of the "Stewardship of Finance" chair at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, he is a contributor to several daily newspapers, including Le Monde.
 

The euro, what is the patient's condition?
Tuesday 13th october 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
Faculty of Economics - Amphi Jean-Baptiste Say (001)