Paul Jorion and Keynes at the School of Economics
The economist will be a guest on “Amphis de l’éco” on October 13 to discuss the euro crisis as seen through the lens of the British economist’s theories. Who was John Maynard Keynes really, and how can his contributions to economics shed light on current debates about the future of the global system?
These are the questions Paul Jorion will attempt to answer during the conference “ The euro: How is it doing? "which the Belgian anthropologist and economist will deliver on October 13 at the School of Economics. Having regained favor in the wake of the 2007 financial crisis, Keynes’s ideas are now the focus of widespread attention. Nevertheless, they are often reduced to a few generalizations that struggle to capture the full subtlety of the English economist’s thought."
In his latest book, *[Title]*, Paul Jorion invites readers to rediscover the complex thought of a man who described himself as a “far-left” liberal—a critic of both the excesses of capitalism and the communist model— Thinking Aloud About the Economy with Keynes ". A book that will be at the heart of this iconoclast’s presentation—a figure who came to public attention for predicting the collapse of the U.S. banking system several years before the subprime crisis began.
With degrees in sociology and social anthropology (Ph.D. in 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, Irvine. He has also served as a United Nations official (FAO), participating in development projects in Africa.
He holds the "Stewardship of Finance" Chair at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and contributes to several daily newspapers, including the newspaper Le Monde.
The EUSo, how is the patient doing?
Tuesday the 13th October 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
School of Economics – Jean-Baptiste Say Lecture Hall (001)