Chicago Booth Management Conference 2009

Six Chicago Booth faculty discuss the future of markets at a special keynote panel at Management Conference.

Gary Becker, University Professor of Economics of Sociology at the College and Chicago Booth, explains why he calls himself a “qualified optimist” in looking at the future of markets.

Anil Kashyap, Edward Eagle Brown Professor of Economics and Finance, on four reasons the economy is in for a period of slow growth.

Marianne Bertrand, Fred. T. Steingraber/A.T. Kearney Professor of Economics, on the role the government can play in helping people who face complex choices.

Faculty panelists debate whether top CEOs are worth their salary.

Anil Kashyap on why the government view of owner-occupied housing as a “magic” bullet was a key driver in the financial meltdown.

Raghuram Rajan, Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, on the role of emerging markets in the crisis and why the U.S. became “the spender of last resort in the world”.

Kevin Murphy, George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, on the four ingredients of growth that make countries richer.

Faculty panelists examine the role played by such government safety nets as unemployment and what effect any changes may have on U.S. residents.

Faculty panelists debate if increases in human capital have made it possible for people at all levels around the world to earn more, or whether top earners prospered more.

Should governments be involved with the regulation of the economy? Chicago Booth’s six faculty experts offer varying views of what can be done.

Dean Edward Snyder on how ideas born at the University of Chicago—including the importance of human capital—will play a bigger role as the economy evolves.