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Past WAGE Faculty Talks
2006
"The Role of Law in Economic Development in East Asia: Will China Follow the Path of its East Asian Neighbours Taiwan, Korea or Japan?" World University Network (John Ohnesorge, 12/06).
Climate Change presentation at the United Nations-sponsored climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia. (Jonathan Patz, 12/07).
"Climate Change Health Implications." International Conference of the CDC National Center for Environmental Health/ATSDR, Atlanta. (Jonathan Patz, 12/06).
"Europe and Global Imbalances." IMF Seventh Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference (Menzie Chinn, 11/06).
"Approaches to Assessing Currency Misalignment." Office of International Affairs, U.S. Treasury Department (Menzie Chinn, 10/06).
"Wisconsin in the Changing Global Economy: Its Impact on Our Communities." League of Wisconsin Municipalities' 2006 Annual Conference and Engineering & Public Works Institute. (Don Nichols, 10/06).
"Current Account Balances, Financial Development and Institutions: Assaying the World Savings Glut." Society of Government Economists Biennial Conference: Public Policy and US Competitiveness: Labor, Capital and Trade (Menzie Chinn, 10/06).
Seminars given at Federal Reserve Board (10/06), and International Monetary Fund (3/06). (Charles Engel, 2006).
"Developmental Entrepreneurship Overseas and in Wisconsin." MIT Enterprise Forum / MIT Club of Wisconsin (Anne Miner, John Hoffmire, and Peter Munoz, 9/06).
"Safety and Security of Nuclear Power Plants." Special Committee on Nuclear Power (Vicki Bier, 9/06).
"Societal Responsibilities Related to Nuclear Power." Special Committee on Nuclear Power (Jeremi Suri, 9/06).
"Pandemic Planning." Wisconsin Public Radio (Vicki Bier, 9/06).
"The Economy Shifts Gears." The Economic Outlook Conference of the UW-Madison School of Business (Donald Nichols, 9/06).
"News from a Warming Planet." Special Committee on Nuclear Power (Jonathan Foley, 9/06).
"Perspectives on a Post-9/11 World." Memorial Union (Jeremi Suri, Jon Pevehouse, Scott Mobley, and Vicki Bier, 9/06).
"Conventional and Unconventional Approaches to Exchange Rate Modeling and Assessment." Federal Reserve Board (Menzie Chinn, 08/06).
"Portfolio Choice in a Monetary Open-Economy DSGE Model." Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Charles Engel, 7/06).
"Invisible in Plain Sight: The Politics of Psychological Torture." Downtown Madison Rotary (Alfred McCoy, 7/06).
"America during the Cold War." organized and co-directed with Professor Alonzo Hamby of Ohio University, a week-long summer institute for nation-wide high school teachers, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education’s Teaching American History Grant Program, Ashland, Ohio. (Jeremi Suri, 7/06).
"Constitutional Debates during the Cold War." Teaching American History workshop for New York state history teachers, Jamestown Community College, Olean, New York. (Jeremi Suri, 7/06).
"Détente, International Order, and Human Rights in the 1970s." lecture for high school teachers attending a summer workshop on “the Causes and Consequences of the Cold War,” Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum and Library, Independence, Missouri. (Jeremi Suri, 7/06).
"Remembering the Korean War." lecture for the public premier of the new documentary on “Wisconsin Korean War Stories,” sponsored by Wisconsin Public Television and the Wisconsin Alumni Association, La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Jeremi Suri, 6/06).
"Politics, Religion, and Resources: America’s History in the Middle East." lecture for the University of Wisconsin-Extension “College Days” program, Madison. (Jeremi Suri, 6/06).
"Current Account Balances, Financial Development and Institutions: Assaying the World ‘Savings Glut’.” The Twelfth Dubrovnik Economic Conference of the Croatian National Bank (Menzie Chinn, 06/06).
"The US Current Account Deficit and the Expected Share of World Output." Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Charles Engel, 6/06).
"The North Korean Threat." Wisconsin Public Radio (Jeremi Suri, 6/06).
"Technology Transfer Offices: The Case of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Embryonic Stem Cell Technology." Technology Transfer Society Annual Conference (Sanjay Jain, 6/06).
"Henry Kissinger and the Transformation of International Society." The Center for the Humanities (Jeremi Suri, 4/06).
"Behind the French Strikes: Youth Protests and Employment Reform." Wisconsin Public Radio (Jonathan Zeitlin 3/06).
"China's Growing Power: Can America Compete?" UW-Madison on the Road: Chicago (Edward Friedman, Donald Nichols, and Graham Wilson, 3/06).
"Intimate Strangers: The United States and the Middle East since 1900." Lecture for high school teachers attending a teacher in-service workshop at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Madison. (Jeremi Suri, 3/06).
"Wisconsin Weekend Away." Participated as a featured speaker in the University of Wisconsin Foundation retreat for distinguished university alumni, St. Augustine, Florida. (Jeremi Suri, 3/06).
"Current Account Balances, Financial Development and Institutions: Asssaying the World 'Savings Glut'." Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Menzie Chinn, 2/06; similar talk at Bank for International Settlements).
"The Promise of the United Nations: Reflections on the First Sixty Years of Global Governance." Waupaca Winchester Academy (Jeremi Suri, 2/06).
"Developing Country Participation in Dispute Settlement Proceedings: Who, What, Why and How?" The WTO at 10 Egypt Conference (Greg Shaffer, 2/06).
"What Financing Mechanisms and Organizations of Business Entities Best Facilitate Innovation?" RIETI (Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry), Japan (Masako Ueda, 2/06).
"New Developments in Exchange Rate Economics." IMF Institute for International Economics Training (Charles Engel, 1/06).
"Impact of Globalization on Small Industrial Cities." Midwest Media Project of the Global Chicago Center of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (Don Nichols, 1/06).
2005
"Wisconsin and the Global Economy." Madison Rotary Club (Don Nichols, 12/05).
"Expectations and Exchange Rate Dynamics." European Central Bank Workshop Keynote Address (Charles Engel, 12/05). Similar talk given at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Conference on Globalization and Monetary Policy (11/05).
"Conventional and Unconventional Approaches to Exchange Rate Modeling and Assessment." European Central Bank (Menzie Chinn, 12/05).
"Doing Business in India." International Trade Partnership (Aseema Sinha, 11/05).
"Pearl Harbor and September 11: Historical Parallels and Divergences." Waunakee Rotary Club (Jeremi Suri, 11/05).
"The 'War on Terror' from a Historical Perspective." Parents Weekend, University of Wisconsin Hillel (Jeremi Suri, 11/05).
"Teaching the 1960s as World History," presentation to the Social Studies Teacher Education Colloquium, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin School of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Madison. (Jeremi Suri, 11/05).
"Remembering the Vietnam War," a public discussion about memory and oral history from the Vietnam War, sponsored by the Wisconsin Book Festival and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. (Jeremi Suri, 10/05).
"History Through Film," led and moderated public discussions of film and history about the 1960s for a series of workshops sponsored by Wisconsin Public Television, the American Experience Public Television Documentary Series, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, and the George L. Mosse Program in History. (Jeremi Suri, 10/05).
"Political Transition and Economic Transformation of Central Europe." Governor Doyle's Pre-Mission Briefing for Poland and the Czech Republic (Scott Gehlbach, 10/05).
"The First wave of Agricultural Biotechnology Adoption of rBST and GMOs in the Midwest and the Rest of the World." Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Brad Barham, 9/05).
"Why the Renminbi Might be Overvalued (But Probably Isn't)." Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Menzie Chinn, 9/05).
"The Open Method of Coordination in Action." German Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (Jonathan Zeitlin, 9/05); similar talks at Observatoire Social Europen with support from the European Commission and the European Trade Union Confederation, Brussels; European Union Committee of the Regions; Employment and Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament; Social Affairs Directorate-General of the European Commission).
"The French and Dutch NO to the EU Constitution: The Future of Europe?" Roundtable discussion at UW-Madison (Gregory Shaffer and Jonathan Zeitlin, 9/05).
"The History and Memory of the Vietnam War," led a community book discussion of Christian Appys Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides, sponsored by the Wisconsin Humanities Council in a year-long series on A More Perfect Union: The Common Defense, Madison Public Library, Sequoya Branch. (Jeremi Suri, 9/05).
"Ideas and Traditions in American Foreign Relations," organized and co-directed with Professor Warren Kimball of Rutgers University, a week-long summer institute for nation-wide high school teachers, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Educations Teaching American History Grant Program, Ashland, Ohio. (Jeremi Suri, 7-8/05).
"Sixty Years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki: History and Legacies." University of the Air, Wisconsin Public Radio (Jeremi Suri, 8/05).
“The US Current Account Deficit and the Expected Share of World Output.” and “Expectations and Exchange Rate Policy.” Seminar at Reserve Bank of Australia. (Charles Engel, 8/05).
"Harry Truman, Henry Stimson, and the Decision to Drop Two Atomic Bombs on Japan: History, Legacies, and Lessons." Madison Rotary Club (Jeremi Suri, 8/05).
"The Cold War: Ideas and Traditions in American Foreign Policy," presentation to the Teaching American History Workshop for New York state history teachers, Saint Bonaventure University and Jamestown Community College, New York. (Jeremi Suri, 7/05).
"Empirical Modeling of Exchange Rates: Forecasting and Policy Implications" Congressional Budget Office (Menzie Chinn, 6/05; similar talks at Kiel Institute for World Economics; the Bank of England; and the European Central Bank).
"Discussion on the French and Dutch referenda on the EU Constitution." A Public Affair, WORT-FM (Jonathan Zeitlin, 6/05).
"New Security Challenges since 11 September 2001 and the Role of the University." Wisconsin Alumni Association (Jeremi Suri, 5/05).
"Nuclear Security in the Cold War and Beyond." University of the Air, Wisconsin Public Radio (Jeremi Suri, 5/05).
“Expenditure-switching vs. Real Exchange Rate Stabilization: Competing Objectives for Exchange Rate Policy.” European Central Bank Conference on Monetary Policy. (Charles Engel, 5/05). Similar talk given at Bank for International Settlements, Basel (5/05).
"Did the Sixties Really Matter?" presentation to University of Wisconsin alumni (with Professor Steve Stern), sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Foundation, Los Angeles. (Jeremi Suri, 4/05).
"Advanced Placement history workshop," organized and participated in day-long events for 100 visiting high school students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Historical Society, April 2001 to April 2003, April 2005, April 2006. (Jeremi Suri).
"Reflections on Next Generation Research Agenda." World bank Woodrow Wilson Center Decentralization Workshop. (Aseema Sinha, 3/05).
"A Clash of Civilizations? Relations between Americans and Arabs in the Shadow of the War on Terrorism," presentation to high school students as part of Middleton High Schools Respect Week event series, Middleton, Wisconsin. (Jeremi Suri, 2/05).
“Tax Components of US Foreign Policy Toward Developing Countries.” Part of lecture series “World Affairs Council of Western Michigan.” (Allison Christians, 2/05).
"Teaching the History of the Vietnam War," lecture to secondary school teachers and war veterans as part of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in-service community workshop, Madison, Wisconsin. (Jeremi Suri, 1/05).
"The Outlook for Midwest Manufacturing." Orientation for New State Legislators, State Capitol, Madison (Don Nichols, 1/05; similar talks at Menasha Rotary; Plastic Manufacturers Association; Green Bay Chamber of Commerce, 1/05).
"Midwest Manufacturing in the Global Economy." Green Bay Rotary Club (Don Nichols, 1/05). Green Bay Retired Men’s Club (1/05).
2004
"Outlook for the Wisconsin Economy, 2005." Economic Outlook Conference (Don Nichols 10/04).
“Economic Policy and the Election.” La Follette Board of Visitors, and Washington Area Alumni, Washington DC. (Don Nichols, 10/04; similar talk given at Madison West High School, 10/04).
"Manufacturing in the New Economy." Bowhay Institute for Midwest Legislative Leaders (Don Nichols, 8/04; similar talk at Foundation for American Communication, 10/04).
"Discussion on EU Constitution." Democracy Now, WORT-FM (Jonathan Zeitlin, 8/04).
"Manufacturing Employment Growth in Wisconsin and the Election." CNN Interview (Don Nichols, 7/04).
"Understanding the Shortfall in Wisconsin Personal Income." Governor’s Economic Growth Council (Don Nichols, 6/04).
“The Outlook for Manufacturing in the Midwest Economy.” Green Bay Chamber of Commerce (2/04). Plastics Manufacturers Association, Madison Club (5/04). Menasha Rotary (12/04). (Don Nichols).
“Briefing for Governor’s Trade Mission to China.” Day-long briefing sponsored by WAGE. (2/04).
2003
"Local Players in Global Games: Lessons from within a Multinational Enterprise." Danish Trade Union Confederation (LO) School (Jonathan Zeitlin, 7/03).
"Social Europe and Experimental Governance: Towards a New Constitutional Compromise." International Conference of the Hellenic Presidency of the European Union (Jonathan Zeitlin, 5/03).
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