McGill Experts: Global Financial Crisis

Fallout from the global financial crisis continues to spread. Prime Minister Harper is holding a first ministers meeting Monday on the slowing Canadian economy. The U.S. is expanding its bailout of insurance giant AIG. China has unveiled a major economic stimulus package. G-20 leaders are preparing to meet in Washington later this week.

For your continuing coverage of the global financial crisis and its effects on the broader economy, we suggest the following sources:

Credit markets

Reuven Brenner
REPAP Chair in Economics, Desautels Faculty of Management
Expertise: credit markets; government finance; monetary and currency
Tel: 514-398-7327
reuven.brenner [at] mcgill.ca
English media, French media
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Susan Christoffersen
Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management
Expertise: capital markets and institutions
Tel: 514-398-4012
susan.christoffersen [at] mcgill.ca
English media, French print media

International finance

Vihang Errunza
Bank of Montreal Chair in Finance and Banking, Desautels Faculty of Management
Expertise: international finance, global capital markets (outside of Canada)
Tel: 514-398-4056
vihang.errunza [at] mcgill.ca
English media

Economic Policy

Jagdish Handa
Professor, Department of Economics
Expertise: Money and banking, monetary economics, credit crisis, macroeconomics
Tel 514-398-4833
jagdish.handa [at] mcgill.ca
English media

Christopher Ragan

Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Expertise: Macroeconomics, monetary policy, credit markets
Tel: 514-398-8958
christopher.ragan [at] mcgill.ca
English media, French print media

Thomas Velk
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Expertise: Money and banking, monetary theory, public policy
Tel: 514-398-4832
thomas.velk [at] mcgill.ca
English media, French print media

Economic history

George Grantham
Professor, Department of Economics
Expertise: economic history
Tel: 514-398-4841
george.grantham [at] mcgill.ca
English media, French media