“Inequality, Growth, and Intellectual Property Rights: The Differences between America and Europe” | CES Friday Lecture Series | November 11 | GEC 4003 at 12:20 pm-1:45 pm
This event is part of the CES 2016 Fall Friday Lecture Series.
Herman Schwartz is a Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia. Schwartz earned his Ph.D. and M.A. from Cornell University, and his B.A. from Swarthmore College (with distinction). His books include In the Dominions of Debt: Historical Perspectives on Dependent Development, States vs. Markets: The Emergence of a Global Economy, and most recently Subprime Nation: American Power, Global Finance and the Housing Bubble. His current research focuses on the political economy of collective action in an economy in which profitability largely flows from the definition of and control over intellectual property rights.