The Western University of Timișoara is pleased to invite you to an exceptional event, dedicated to the economy. We are very pleased to announce that the distinguished Professor Eric Stark Maskin, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics, will join us for two meetings to share knowledge and insights in his area of expertise.
The first of the meetings will take place on Thursday, July 6, starting at 18 p.m., in the Aula Magna of UVT, when the economist Eric Maskin will hold the conference entitled "Financial crises: why they happen and what to do about them?", moderated by the editor -head of the Forbes Romania publication, Ionuț Bonoiu, an important voice of the media in the field of financial and economic analysis, publicist with visibility of the Romanian public environment.
On July 7, Friday, starting at 9 a.m., also in the Aula Magna, the UVT academic community will award the title of Doctor Honoris Causa UVT to the renowned American economist, in a special celebration.
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Eric Stark Maskin is an American economist, laureate of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2007 for works related to the theory of mechanism design. Maskin shared the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences with two other American economists – Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson. He is a professor of economics at Harvard University.
"We are honored to have world-class economist Eric Maskin, 2007 Nobel Laureate in Economics, join our academic community. By awarding the title of Doctor Honoris Causa, the Western University of Timișoara recognizes the exemplary scientist Eric Maskin, for his contribution to understanding the complexity of today's economy and the explanation he developed, regarding the role of mechanisms and procedures which influence the decisions involved in economic transactions", transmitted the rector of UVT, Marilen Gabriel Pirtea.
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The two events are part of the cultural program "At UVT, Culture is the Capital!", included in the Cultural Program "Timișoara 2023 - European Capital of Culture", the Oameni territory, the Reflections station, financed by the Municipality of Timișoara through the Project Center, co-financed by the Council Timiș County, through the TimCultura 2023 program. This event is carried out with the support of business partners - Gold partners: BCR, CTP, VITAS; Silver partners: Deloitte Romania, Linde Gaz Romania; Bronze partner: ZF. We are waiting for you!
