Join Gert Noels, CEO and Founder of Econopolis, and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Professor of Real Estate and Professor of Finance at Columbia Business School, as they discuss economic gigantism. The trend for bigness goes beyond businesses: schools, hospitals, libraries, and other organizations have consolidated. A larger entity can seem attractive for its short-term financial gains, but the results may produce social costs. Rather than dismantling the capitalist system in favor of neo-Marxism, Geert Noels argues, we have to instead go back to the roots of capitalism and embrace its traditional principles as written by Adam Smith in the eighteenth century.
The first 20 people in attendance at this event will receive a free copy of Geert's book, "Capitalism XXL: Why the Global Economy Became Gigantic and How to Fix It." Coffee and pastries will be provided for all registered attendees.
