Berkeley Lecture Series Presents:
A Lecture by
Dr. Nahid Kalbasi
Topic:
Macroeconomic Consequences of Covid-19 on Different Regions
Date: Sunday, September 6, 2020
Time: 11am (PST)
Place: BLS Virtual Conference Room
The effects of Covid-19 on the macroeconomics of different regions including advanced economies such as US, EU, UK, emerging economies such as China, and developing countries including Iran will be discussed. We will see how the economic growth, GDP, unemployment and inflation are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. How has poverty evolved, and how many people will go under poverty line, as a result of this unprecedented pandemic.
Nahid Kalbasi, Assistant Professor of economics at Fort Hays State University, is an experienced economist with PhD in economics from George Mason University and specialization in international finance and monetary policy. She has several years of research experience in econometric modelling, macroeconomics, international finance, and risk analysis in think tanks and academia.
She has published several articles across different disciplines in peer reviewed journals on Macroeconomics, International Economics, Econometric Modelling, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, and country risk.
Lecture in Persian