Following the crash of the U.S. housing market and bottoming out of the stock market, our country plummeted into a national economic crisis.  Amidst rising unemployment and falling GDP, Obama and Congress responded by passing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Fred Giertz examines the impact of these crises on the Illinois economy and what the road to recovery will look like. 

Presenter:  Fred Giertz, Professor of Economics, University of Illinois

Date:  November 6, 2009

Time:  Noon - 1:30pm

Where:  Latzer Hall at the University YMCA

All lectures are free and open to the public.

Lunch may be purchased for $6.00 ($3.00 for students with a valid ID).  If you would like lunch, you may call Samantha at 337-1500 to make reservations or you may pay at the door.  Your meal reservation will be checked at the reservation desk prior to each talk.