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John Taylor
Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics
Stanford University
Topic
A discussion and book signing of Dr. Taylor’s new book, Getting Off Track
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Location:
722 12th St., NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Upcoming Events:
July – Heritage Foundation with guest Rich Miniter of The Washington Times
August—Annual Happy Hour at Union Pub
John B. Taylor is the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University. He formerly served as the Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research where he is currently a Senior Fellow. He is also the Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Taylor’s fields of expertise are monetary policy, fiscal policy, and international economics.
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