URESG Group Meeting – 6-7 January 2011

The forthcoming meeting of Urban and Regional Economics Seminar Group (URESG) will be held on 6-7 January 2011 at the London Centre of the Open University. This meeting will focus on the theme: Small, Open Economies and the Financial Crisis. The Seminar will be organized around presentations by invited speakers. These include Leslie Budd (OU), Ian Gordon (LSE), Geoffrey Hewings (University of Illinois), Helena Lenihan (University of Limerick), Phil McCann (University of Groningen), Vassilis Monastiriotis (LSE) and Kim Swales (University of Strathclyde).

The Seminar will focus on the extent to which the current financial crisis has had an impact on particular metropolitan, regional and national economies, and on how the crisis has involved differential impacts. Attention will also be directed to the manner in which economies have reacted to the crisis and to the effectiveness of various policy responses.

Anyone wishing to participate in this Seminar, whether or not an existing member of the Group, will be very welcome. Further information, including a programme and booking information, is available here.