Walton Hosts International Trade and Finance Research Workshop
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The fifth annual CIRANO-Sam M. Walton College of Business Workshop on Networks in Trade and Finance will take place in Willard J. Walker Hall at the University of Arkansas on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
CIRANO, the Montreal-based Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis of Organizations, is an international organization dedicated to fostering the development of social and economic innovation. The research workshops will focus on the networks — global trade, supply chains, financial markets, the World Wide Web, professional and social communities — surrounding trade and finance.
Researchers from Europe, Canada and throughout the United States will attend to hear experts discuss international trade, global supply chains, macroeconomics, growth and finance networks.
Registration is free; seating is limited. Visit economics.uark.edu/conference.php to register or to learn more.
About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.
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Contacts
Raja Kali, professor
Department of Economics, Sam M. Walton College of Business
479-575-6219,
RKali@walton.uark.edu
Lori McLemore, marketing and communications officer
Sam M. Walton College of Business
479-575-5021,
mclemore@uark.edu
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