Free University of Tbilisi International Winter Workshop on Finance and Economic Growth
Free University of Tbilisilaunches International Winter
Workshop on
24-27 January,
2009 inTbilisi, Georgia
and hosts highly regarded scholars from
world’s topuniversities to present macro,
regulatory
and financial economicsinview
of the unfoldingglobal
financial crisis.
The format
of the lectures
will encourage
creative
thinking
equippingparticipants
with the skillsnecessary
to analyze financial
trends. Participants
will have
an excellent
opportunity
to engage
inintensive
discussions
with the visiting
faculty, to network
and to build
contacts
for the future. Participants
of the International
Winter
Workshop
will be awarded certificates. Working
language
of the workshopis
English.
Faculty
of the Winter
Workshop
comprises:
Thorsten
Beck - Professor
of Economics
and Chairman
of the EuropeanBankingCenter
at TilburgUniversity,
holds a PhD in
Economics
from the University
of Virginia
Simeon
Djankov – Chief
economist at
the World Bank,
creator of the Doing
Businessseries,
holds a PhD in
Economics
fromUniversity
of Michigan
at Ann
Arbor
George
Selgin – BB&T Professor
of Free Market
Thought
at West
VirginiaUniversity
and professor
of economics
at University
of Georgia,
holds a PhD in
Economics
fromNew
YorkUniversity
Andrei
Shleifer - Professor
of Economics
at HarvardUniversity,
faculty research
fellow and research
associate
at National
Bureau
of Economic
Research, associate
and advisory
editor of Journal
of Financial
Economics,
holds a PhD in
Economics
from MIT
The goldensponsor
of the event
isKnowledge
Fund,
which offers
75% scholarships
to students
and researchers.
Interested
organizations
can finance
participation
of their employees,
become partners
of the project, or create their
ownnamed
scholarships.
Additional information
including admission rules can be found on Free University's web-site www.freeuni.edu.ge. On the web-site you can also find detailed
information about the summer program organized by the Free University of
Tbilisi in August, 2008.
