2012 - The European Crisis: Historic Parallels and Economic Lessons

The JRCPPF inaugural conference took place on April 19-20, 2012 at Princeton University. Paul Krugman, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, gave the first day's keynote and Benoit Coeure, Executive Board member of the European Central Bank, gave the Friday keynote address. Leading economists (including Nobel Prize winner Chris Sims) and historians gave presentations. Videos, papers presented, and corresponding slides from are posted below. Selected photos from the conference are here.

Read the conference summary.

 

Videos, Papers, & Slides

2012 Conference

Keynote Speakers

Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman, Princeton University

Benoit Couere

Benoit Couere, European Central Bank