C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics; A Conversation with John P. Lipsky

Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Speaker
John Lipsky

First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Presider
Richard H. Clarida

Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Columbia University, and Global Strategic Advisor, Pimco

The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.

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