Reese in China 1982. MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2007: In August 1982 Dr. James Reese was invited to give a week-long series of export marketing seminars to the Guangdong Foreign Trade and Technical Consultation Corporation in Guangzhou (Canton), P.R. of China. Recently audio cassettes which had been recorded by the Guangdong corporation for later use by their employees were uncovered. This is the first hour of Dr. Reese’s initial seminar in English with Chinese translation. Note that China in 1982 was radically different from today’s China. Guangzhou was/is a large city about a hundred miles north of Hong Kong which had not adopted free market marketing concepts. Visit RadioEconomics.com for additional details. Copyright 2007 Radio Economics® ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 26.3MB / 62Kbps / 57min 21sec ) By Radio Economics®.

Columbia University Forum - Where Is Russia Headed?. TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2007: Columbia University World Leaders Forum. The question, "Where Is Russia headed?" has become a central preoccupation on the world stage.This forum brought together the following world-class U.S. scholars, journalists, diplomats, and Russian leaders to discuss this topic: Moderator Chrystia Freeland, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times. Participants - Erik Berglöf, Chief Economist and Special Adviser to the President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Padma Desai, Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Comparative Economic Systems, Columbia University; Yegor Gaidar, Director, Institute for the Economy in Transition and former Prime Minister of Russia; Jack F. Matlock Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Adjunct Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. Serious reservations about Russia's direction under President Vladimir Putin have been expressed by many U.S. politicians and reported by some Western news organizations, while some Russian scholars depart from what they call "herd behavior" and raise questions about the "Russia-bashing" they see as a reminder of the "Japan-bashing" in the 1980s. Is Russian democracy at bay? Is a new Cold War beginning? Who is responsible? Is the revival of the Russian economy, which has fuelled reassertion of Russian interests, due to the high oil revenues or due to structural reforms? Will Russian economic prosperity endure? These are among the questions that need to be judiciously considered before a rational Russia policy can be advanced. © 2007 Columbia University ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 44.6MB / 62Kbps / 97min 25sec ) By Radio Economics®.

Replay: Barry Ritholtz - The Greenspan Era. TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2007: Inital release date: 02-16-2006.Barry Ritholtz, in this interview with James Reese, gives his views of the Alan Greenspan era, covering topics as the Greenspan model, the so-called myths of Alan Greenspan, Ben Benanke, and the future of the macro economy. Barry Ritholtz is the chief market strategist for Ritholtz Research, an independent institutional research firm, specializing in the analysis of macroeconomic trends and the capital markets. Barry is also president of Ritholtz Capital Partners (RCP), a New York based hedge fund. RCP is driven by the analysis performed by Ritholtz Research. http://bigpicture.typepad.com/ (41min 19sec) Copyright 2006 Radio Economics - www.RadioEconomics.com ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 18.9MB / 62Kbps / 41min 19sec ) By Radio Economics®.

Columbia University - Wealth and Poverty in Global Cities: Keynote Address by David Jones. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2007: Columbia University: The 12th Annual Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum: Wealth and Poverty in Global Cities (April 2007). Speakers: Lisa Anderson Dean, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA); Introduction by Former Mayor David N. Dinkins; Keynote Address by David Jones, President of the Community Service Society. For the past twelve years, the Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum has addressed many pressing issues including urban education, environmentalism, labor, community building, tourism, welfare to work, urban renewal, the Empowerment Zones, the role of affirmative action in higher education, immigration, and New York as a model for global cities. The 2007 forum will address efforts to understand and alleviate poverty in New York City and in other large urban centers around the world. Bringing together panelists who are experts in housing, health, and employment in both New York and major cities overseas, the forum will once again reflect the place of New York City in an ongoing global dialogue on critical public policy issues. Copyright 2007 Columbia University. Distributed by Radio Economics® ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 26.9MB / 62Kbps / 58min 43sec ) By Radio Economics®.

Replay: Dr Jeffrey Sachs - Poverty Reduction, Disease Control and Climate Change. MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007: Recorded November 2005: Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, listed as one of “World’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals,” “the world’s best known economist,” and “among the 100 most influential people in the world, was interviewed by Dr. James Reese. Topics covered include global poverty reduction, disease control and climate change. Profile: Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Jeffrey Sachs is considered one of the world’s foremost economists, having advised dramatic reforms in Bolivia, Poland, and Russia. Long affiliated with Harvard, first as a student and since the early ‘80s as a professor, in early 2002 Sachs was named director of the Columbia University Earth Institute. Sachs has an impressive list of credentials: he taught at Harvard for over 20 years before becoming the Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University in Manhattan and Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia. He is an advisor to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP). Professor Sachs is also the author of “The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for our Time.” (43min 47sec) Copyright 2005-2007 Radio Economics® - www.RadioEconomics.com ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 20MB / 62Kbps / 43min 47sec ) By Radio Economics®.

World Investment Prospects to 2011: Foreign Direct Investment and the Challenge of Political Risk. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007: Press Conference, Sept 5, 2007: The Columbia Program on International Investment has partnered with the Economist Intelligence Unit, a member of The Economist Group, to publish World Investment Prospects to 2011: Foreign Direct Investment and the Challenge of Political Risk. The report contains the first authoritative data on FDI flows for 2006 and forecasts flows until 2011, with 2007 set for a new record. It also contains the results of a survey of over 600 corporate executives concerning their investment intentions for the next five years. World Investment Prospects to 2011 pays special attention to the rise of FDI protectionism and regulatory risk. The report was released on Sept. 5, 2007. In this press conference, the speakers (in order of appearance) are: Laza Kekic, Director, Country Forecasting Services, Economist Intelligence Unit, analyzes key FDI trends to 2011; Karl P. Sauvant, Executive Director, Columbia Program on International Investment, explores the potential impact of FDI protectionism on global FDI flows; Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, examines emerging market political risk in the energy sector and how to address it. Copyright 2007 Columbia University. Distributed by Radio Economics® (42min 22sec) ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 19.4MB / 62Kbps / 42min 22sec ) By Radio Economics®.

Dr. Karl Sauvant - Interview - Foreign Direct Investment and Political Risk. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007: Karl P. Sauvant discusses with James Reese the 2007 report “World Investment Prospects to 2011: Foreign Direct Investment and the Challenge of Political Risk " a joint report from the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Columbia Program on International Investment. Areas discussed: the state of direct foreign investment for the next five years; why the increase in political risk?; Why were the 9/11 doomsayers wrong about the end of globalization? Which country is more important with regard to foreign investment: Japan or China? Dr. Karl P. Sauvant is the Executive Director of the Columbia Program on International Investment, Research Scholar and Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School, www.RadioEconomics.com . Copyright 2007 Radio Economics® ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 13.6MB / 62Kbps / 29min 36sec ) By Radio Economics®.

Replay: Dr Gang FAN - Beijing, China - The Chinese Economy. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2007: Dr. FAN Gang is listed as one of “World’s top 100 public intellectuals.” Topics covered in this October 2005 interview with James Reese: Does China’s growth mainly rely on exports? Is RMB revaluation the solution to the trade imbalance with US? Where is China’s competitiveness coming from? Will China run into financial and social crisis in the foreseeable future? Dr. FAN Gang is the Director, National Economics Research Institute, China Reform Foundation and Professor, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) PR of China. Dr. Fan Gang is a highly distinguished economist trained at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, an elite government think tank overseeing numerous research institutes. In addition to his duties as a professor of that think tank and director of the prestigious NERI-China, Fan devotes his considerable energy to serving as an advisor to the Chinese government and consultant to a number of international organizations. Dr. Fan is a prolific author as well, with over 100 academic papers and eight books on macroeconomics and the economics of transition to his name. (43min 25sec) Copyright 2005, 2007 Radio Economics® ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 19.9MB / 62Kbps / 43min 25sec ) By Radio Economics®.

Replay: Dr Paul Krugman - New Economics Textbook/Federal Budget/Iraq War. MONDAY, JANUARY 07, 2008: In December 2005 Dr. Paul Krugman, listed as one of “World’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals,” was interviewed by Dr. James Reese. Topics covered include his new economics textbook, the US federal budget situation, and the economic costs/ benefits of the Iraq war. Paul Krugman is Professor of Economics at Princeton University, where he regularly teaches the principles course. He received his BA from Yale and his PhD from MIT. Prior to his current position, he taught at Yale, Stanford, and MIT. He is the Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics. He also spent a year on the staff of the Council of Economic Advisers in 1982—1983. His research is mainly in the area of international trade, where he is one of the founders of the “new trade theory,” which focuses on increasing returns and imperfect competition. He also works in international finance, with a concentration in currency crises. In 1991, Krugman received the American Economic Association’s John Bates Clark medal. In addition to his teaching and academic research, Krugman writes extensively for nontechnical audiences. Krugman is a regular op-ed columnist for the New York Times. His latest trade best-seller is The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century. His earlier books, Peddling Prosperity and The Age of Diminished Expectations, have become modern classics. (24min 12sec) Copyright 2005, 2008 Radio Economics® www.RadioEconomics.com ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 11.1MB / 62Kbps / 24min 12sec ) By Radio Economics®.

Replay: Gary S. Becker and Richard Posner - Joint Discussion. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2008: In this July 2005 interview – James Reese talks with Gary S. Becker and Richard Posner about the Becker-Posner Blog. Gary S. Becker, American economist and recipient of the 1992 Nobel Prize in economics. Becker won the Nobel Prize for extending economic analysis to new areas of human behavior and relations. University Professor, Department of Economics and Sociology, Professor, Graduate School of Business, The University of Chicago. Richard A. Posner, University of Chicago Law School, Senior Lecturer, 1981-present, Lee and Brena Freeman Professor of Law, 1978-1981, Professor of Law, 1969-1978, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chief Judge, 1993-2000, Circuit Judge, 1981-present. (19min 22sec) Copyright 2005, 2008 Radio Economics® - www.RadioEconomics.com ( Rating: Squeaky Clean (G) / 8.9MB / 62Kbps / 19min 22sec ) By Radio Economics®.