Past Events
Student Organizations
Milan - An Evening to Remember
On Friday November 22nd, 2002 the South Asia Club brought together leaders in academia and business for a three course dinner at the Haas School. The focus of the evening was twofold - to create an environment for discussion and to raise money to finance an education project in South Asia which is modeled after the work of Asha for Education. The dinner, which began with keynote speaker Vivek Paul, Vice Chairman of Wipro Systems, a software leader based in India, will be an annual event. The SAC hopes that their program continues to grow and offer Haas students an opportunity to make a social impact in South Asia.
Haas Asia Business Conference Berkeley, March 2001 and 2002, February 2003 and 2004.
Debates & Panel Discussion
On Wednesday April 23, 2003 in Arthur Andersen Auditorium, Professors Andrew Rose and David Vogel debated the topic "Should the US participate in Multilateral Trade Liberalization?" David Vogel was in favor; Andrew Rose opposed. Sebastian Teunissen moderated.
This debate about American multilateral foreign policy, the WTO and the Doha Round was presidential style: short opening statements followed by a question and answer period. A catered reception in the bank of America forum followed the hour-long debate. We gratefully acknowledge Volkswagen's support of this event.
Monday November 25th, 2002 a panel discussion involving Andrew K. Rose, Janet L. Yellen and Dean Tom Campbell was held in Andersen Auditorium. The topic was "The Conflict with Iraq: What are the Economic Consequences?" Refreshments following the event were provided by the Clausen Center in association with the Asia Business Conference and Haas International.
If you were unable to attend, view the presentation online. You must have RealOne player which can be downloaded for free at Real.com.
Alan M. Taylor, Janet L. Yellen, and Andrew K. Rose discussed "Argentina's Current Economic Challenge" on Thursday April 18th, 2002 from 6 - 8pm in Cheit Hall C-230, followed by a reception in the Helzel Board Room. The Latin American Business Club organized this event.
Director Andrew Rose and Associate Director Richard Lyons debated "Germany and Monetary Disunion: The Dormant Crisis" in Andersen Auditorium for the Clausen Center debate 2002.
In 1997 we co-sponsored a public lecture by James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank. In 1998, Alan Greenspan, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal System, gave a talk sponsored by the Clausen Center (text available). This was the first event in the first Haas Annual Business Faculty Research Dialogue, a year-long discussion co-sponsored by the Clausen Center. In 1999, the Clausen Center supported the visit of Luis Giusti.In 2000, the center co-sponsored "Who Controls the Capital Markets?"
We also sponsor faculty debates on current international topics including Globalization and American Inequality, the 1997 Speculative Attack on Thailand, and European Monetary Union. In April 1999, we debated on International Capital Flows.In March 2000, we debated the effects of environmental and labor regulation on the liberalization of international trade.
Guest Speakers
Dr. Muhammad Yunus - Founder, Grameen Bank
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, spoke on the microcredit movement on Friday, April 19th in the Arthur Andersen Auditorium from 11:00 - 12:00. Dr. Muhammad Yunus' microcredit movement has given the world much food for thought. Over two million poor, Bangladeshi borrowers have used small loans from Grameen Bank to successfully start income generating activities. To view this event online, you must have RealOne player which can be downloaded for free at Real.com.
Conferences
The Clausen Center organized a two day workshop in Stockholm in conjunction with the Stockholm Institute for Financial Research (SIFR) entitled "Workshop on FOREX Microstructure and International Macroeconomics." Professor Richard Lyons presented "A New Micro Model of Exchange Rate Dynamics" together with Martin Evans of Georgetown University. He also discussed "An Information Approach to International Currencies" with Michael Moore of Queens University in Belfast. Participants included scholars from Georgetown University, Princeton University, the London School of Economics, University of VA, the Norwegian School of Management, Queens University, Arizona State University, University of Hannover, and Brandeis University. This conference took place April 11th and 12th, 2003.
Confluence 2002
Three MBA students - Sean Besser, Manpreet Singh Anand, and Mike Hanna - represented the Clausen Center and the Berkeley MBA program at a conference on entrepreneurship, technology and international business in Ahmedebad, India. The Indian Institute of Management sponsored the Confluence conference which took place from November 21st to November 24th, 2002. Business schools from all over the world attended the festival to develop contacts and exchange ideas in one of India's most selective business environments.
Other conferences we have provided support for include "Israel in Comparative Perspective" (David Vogel, co-organizer) Berkeley, September 1996."International Financial Markets and Business Cycles" (Andrew Rose, co-organizer) Santiago, June 1997. "International Finance Summer Camp" (co-organized with the Economic Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) Berkeley, July 1998. "EMU: Getting the Start Game Right" Berkeley, October, 1998 (report available as pdf)."Lessons from Intranational Economics for International Economics" Gerzensee, June 1999 "International Finance Summer Camp" (co-organized with the Economic Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) Berkeley, August 2000."Empirical Exchange Rate Models" Madison, WI, September 28-29, 2001. "Symposium on the Indonesian Economy in Growth and Crisis" Berkeley, September, 2001. Regionalism and Transregionalism in Latin America: Comparing Strategies of International Trade and Politics Friday, September 21, 2001 at UCBerkeley, September 24 at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
