Barry Eichengreen| Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley
In this lecture Professor Eichengreen will trace the populist turn in American politics from the late 19th century to the present day, and identify instances and conditions under which mainstream politicians and parties succeeded – and failed – in stemming the populist tide.
Barry Eichengreen is George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. His most recent book is Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses – and Misuses – of History.
This event has been organized in cooperation with the American Academy and the Schumpeter Seminar at Humboldt University. Barry Eichengreen is a Kurt Viermetz distinguished visitor at the American Academy in Berlin.
