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Wharton Risk Management & Decision Processes Center
Conferences/Roundtables


The Center seeks the active input and involvement of leaders across a broad spectrum of interests. Central to its mission is the communication of research findings through a variety of avenues, including roundtable discussions, conferences, and the development of effective educational offerings.

Secretary Michael Chertoff
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
October 16, 2008
4:30 - 5:30 pm
Ambani Auditorium (G06), Huntsman Hall
Wharton School
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Upcoming conferences and roundtables:

Risk Regulation Seminar Series: The Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center in conjunction with the Fels Institute of Government, Penn Program on Regulation; and Program on Law, the Environment and the Economy, with support from the Office of the Provost, host an interdisciplinary seminar series on risk regulation. Additional information is available on the seminar website.

Seminars meet 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Room G50, Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street
Wh
arton School, University of Pennsylvania
Seminars are free and open to the public.



Fall 2008

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Should Different Regulatory Agencies Use Different Values of Statistical Lives?
Lisa Robinson, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Complex Risks Require Simplified Regulation: Lessons from the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Dwight Jaffee, Willis Booth Professor of Banking, Finance, and Real Estate; Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The Preemption War: When Federal Bureaucracies Trump Local Juries
Thomas O. McGarity, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Endowed Chair in Administrative Law, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
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Winter/Spring 2009

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Tuesday, March 24, 2009


 

 


 

To view a list of past conferences click here