The Cayman Institute: The Ohio State University presents Jeffrey Sachs

Friday, April 11, 2014

The Ohio State University presents Jeffrey Sachs

On April 4, 2014, Jeffrey Sachs spoke at Ohio State University on "The Age of Sustainable Development." Professor Sachs's lecture was both the Keynote Address for the COMPAS Program's Spring Conference and the inaugural Provost's Discovery Themes Lecture. Introductory comments are presented by Michael Neblo ofOSU's Political Science Department, Executive Dean and Vice Provost, David Manderscheid, and Executive Vice President and Provost, Joseph Steinmetz. After his lecture, Professor Sachs was joined on stage by Professors Elena Irwin and lan Sheldon, both of Ohio State's Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics Department for a discussion that was moderated by Michael Neblo.

Links:

OSU COMPAS Program: http://compas.osu.edu

OSU Discovery Themes Initiative: http://discovery.osu.edu

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