February 21, 2022
Money and Empire: Charles P. Kindleberger and the Dollar System
Money and Empire: Charles P. Kindleberger and the Dollar System
With Perry Mehrling
Moderated by Katharina Pistor
The CGT Lunchtime Seminars are an informal forum for scholars to discuss current research assessing issues of global importance with members of the Columbia community, including students. Learn more about the CGT Lunchtime Seminars.
Join Professor Perry Mehrling as he discusses the history of international finance, hung on the life and times of Charles P. Kindleberger. As a story of a life, the seminar will interest those who wonder if bitcoin (or the renminbi) will replace the dollar. As a story of the dollar, the seminar will reveal the underlying economic forces and political obstacles that continue to shape our globalized world.