Dear colleagues,

The Department of Economics at WU Wien cordially invites you to the public lecture “The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality” by Oded Galor (Brown University). The lecture will take place on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 18:00-19:30 in the lecture room TC.0.03 (Teaching Center).

Oded Galor is the Herbert Goldberger Professor of Economics at Brown University and known as the founder of Unified Growth Theory. He has contributed substantially to the understanding of the process of development over the entire course of human history, the role of deep-rooted factors in the transition from stagnation to growth, and of the emergence of the vast inequality across the globe.

To attend the event, please register using the following link:

https://www.wu.ac.at/en/economics/event/public-lecture-by-oded-galor

Kind regards,

Klaus Prettner

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Klaus Prettner

Department of Economics

Vienna University of Economics and Business

Welthandelsplatz 1, (D4.2.102)

1020 Vienna

Phone: +43 31336 6586

Email: klaus.prettner@wu.ac.at

Website: https://www.wu.ac.at/economics/mitarbeiter-innen/prettner-k/