Date: Monday 24 June 2002
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
Speaker: Professor Paul Krugman, Princeton University
Chair: Professor Richard Layard, Director of CEP

America's new fiscal mess: Prof Krugman argues that the U.S. fiscal position has deteriorated with remarkable speed. On the surface, it looks bad; on closer examination, it looks worse.

Paul Krugman is Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University, and also a regular columnist for the New York Times. His most recent book is Fuzzy Math: The Essential Guide to the Bush Tax Plan.

This lecture is free and open to all. No ticket required. For further information please contact Hannah Duckworth: E-mail h.l.duckworth@lse.ac.uk|

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