2024 Public Scholar

2024 Public Scholar Lecture

Klaus Desmet, Ph.D.

Ruth and Kenneth Altshuler Centennial Interdisciplinary Professor in Cities, Regions and Globalization

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
12:00 - 1:15 PM
Meadows Museum
Jones Great Hall

The Maguire Ethics Center is proud to announce Ruth and Kenneth Altshuler Centennial Interdisciplinary Professor in Cities, Regions and Globalization Klaus Desmet, Ph.D., will give the 2024 Maguire Public Scholar Lecture. 

Lecture Excerpt: Climate change presents significant ethical dilemmas that challenge us to balance immediate economic growth with long-term environmental sustainability. Should advanced economies bear more responsibility in supporting vulnerable developing nations? Can global agreements to mitigate climate change be effectively implemented? How does global warming influence demographic policies and population trends? At the heart of these pressing issues is the ethical disparity between the major contributors to climate change and those who bear its brunt. Join us in exploring these critical questions and our collective public responsibility to address them.

Registration is required. 

 

About Klaus Desmet, Ph.D.

Klaus Desmet is the Altshuler Professor of Cities, Regions, and Globalization at 51²è¹Ý. He is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Desmet earned his MSc in Business and Engineering from Université catholique de Louvain and his PhD in Economics from Stanford University. Before joining 51²è¹Ý, he served as a professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Desmet's research spans regional economics, climate change, and political economy, with his work featured in prestigious journals such as the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Economic Theory, and the Journal of Development Economics. In recognition of his contributions, he received the Robert E. Lucas Jr. Prize in 2019 and the August Lösch Prize in 2010. Additionally, Desmet serves as a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Academic Advisory Council.

Dr. Desmet in the News

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Any person who requires a reasonable accommodation on the basis of a disability in order to participate in this program should contact Associate Director Matt Nadler at mnadler@smu.edu. at least one week before the event to arrange for the accommodation.