Economics of Governance Lecture

The Economics of Governance Lecture series invites distinguished economists and experts on economic policy to UC Irvine to discuss current economic challenges facing our state and nation, and how governments and citizens can best address these challenges. The Economics of Governance Lecture is the premier lecture on economics at the University of California, Irvine. The lectures share the best scholarship on these topics with a broad audience of students, community members, and experts in the field. We have common concerns about economic issues in America, and the lecture series helps citizens to understand these vital issues.

The series draws upon several different types of economic specialists:

  • National Economic Experts
  • Experts on the California Economy
  • Economic Scholars

The lecture series is coordinated by faculty in UC Irvine's Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) and the Department of Economics. The CSD is a one of the university's major research centers (ORUs), focusing on research and teaching that strengthens democracy at home and abroad. One of the Center's research emphases is "Economics of Governance", which studies how collective decisions are made that require some people to behave in ways not in their immediate self interest. The Department of Economics includes approximately thirty faculty with special strengths in econometrics, public choice, and microeconomics.

Our sincere appreciation to City National Bank, and especially Tom Rogers, for their generous support of this lecture series and participation in the series.

March 31, 2011 Learning from the Crisis of 2007-20?? Vernon L. Smith, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2002
November 5, 2009 The Institutional Change after Socialism Leszek Balcerowicz, Warsaw School of Economics
April 23, 2009 The State of the U.S. Economy Alice M. Rivlin, Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Economic Studies and Director, Greater Washington Research, Brookings
March 11, 2009 The State and Federal Budget Processes, and How They Affect the Economy Congressman Tom Campbell
November 6, 2006 The Changing Landscape of Economic Inequality Janet Yellen, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
April 26, 2006 The Anti-Globalization Critics: Why They Are Wrong Jagdish Bhagwati, University Professor of Economics, Columbia University
October 26, 2004 Institutions to Promote Fiscal Discipline Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, D.C.