COURSE OF ACTION Effective Leadership in Times of Crisis
week 8
Flattening the Curve, Limiting the Pain
May 27, 2020
Flattening the Curve, Limiting the Pain
Dr. Ying Wu
The main response to viral pandemic is to flatten the curve — but doing so effectively might require repeated economic shutdowns, a strategy that would send the global economy into recession. This talk will explore what we can learn for the future in terms of economic planning, both domestically and internationally.
About the Speaker
Dr. Ying Wu is an assistant professor at the School of Business at Stevens. An expert in international finance, especially asset pricing and liquidity risk, her work has been featured in some of the most selective academic journals, including the Journal of Finance and Quantitative Analysis and the Journal of Empirical Finance.