Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Catherine L. Mann
The NNIC Presents:
The Nevada Speakers Series – Fall 2009/Spring 2010
Special Guest Speaker:
Dr. Catherine L. Mann
“The US in the World Economy: Is the US Trade Deficit Sustainable?”
- Wednesday, April 21, 2010 – 7pm
- UNR Joe Crowley Student Union Theatre
- Sponsored by NNIC, Co-sponsored by ASUN Flipside, Sageridge School and UNR Political Science Department
- Free and open to the public
Mann is a faculty member of the International Business School at Brandeis. Previously, she had worked in policy institutions and think tanks in Washington DC, including the Institute for International Economics, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the President’s Council of Economic Advisors at the White House, and the World Bank. Her current research focuses on two related topics: information technology and services trade in global markets, and the US trade deficit and the dollar.
On the economic and policy implications of globalization of information technology and services, she authored Accelerating the Globalization of America: The Role for Information Technology (2006) and Global Electronic Commerce: A Policy Primer (2000); as well as numerous articles, including “Assessing the Potential Benefit of Trade Facilitation: A Global Perspective,” World Economy (2005) and “The US Current Account, New Economy Services, and Implications for Sustainability,” Review of International Economics (2004).
See our Special Guest Speaker Series brochure (PDF, 545KB)
