Prestigious speakers attend Nomura International Economics Week 2012

12 November 2012

Students from the Bath Economics SocieTy (BEST) hosted the annual Nomura International Economics Week 2012 on the 22-26 October.

During the week, students were able to attend a number of events where they could to meet and discuss economics related issues with some of the most prestigious figures in the financial world.

There were a range of well attended talks that covered critical topics within the field of international economics. Some of the talks included:

• Economic History and the 'Great Recession' - Which 'Great Depression' Should we be Looking At?
  Dr Stephen Davies - Education Director (Institute of Economic Affairs)
• The Role of Finance in an Investment Bank
  James Warburton and Andrew Hunter (Nomura)
• Waking Up to a Crisis
  David Barr - Senior Advisor (Bank of England)
• Uprising: Will emerging markets shape or shake the world economy?
  George Magnus - Former Chief Economist (UBS)

After attending the talk by Dr Stephen Davies, Stephen Lee, a second year undergraduate economist commented: "His argument that we should look at the Panic of 1873 and its aftermath to provide a comparison for our current episode, rather than the events of the 1930s I found to be very innovative and relevant."

Speaking about the David Barr talk, Vinay Parmar, a second year undergraduate studying the BSc International Management and Modern Languages, said: "it opened my eyes to the causes and effects of the crisis, a compelling talk on the whole."

Darshan Rughani, a second year undergraduate economist commented on his feelings of the talk given by George Magnus: "I thought his argument that for middle income economies to emerge as high income per capita countries they need to develop the role institutions play as opposed to, for example, just increasing exports was compelling."

TeamBEST would like to thank Nomura for their support of Nomura International Economics Week 2012.