Speaker: Martin Gilman and David Singer

The presentation by Professor Gilman will be based upon his book, No Precedent, No Plan: Inside Russia's 1998 Default, recently published by MIT Press.

About the author: Martin Gilman is Professor of Economics at the National Research University- Higher School of Economics and the Director of its Centre for Advanced Studies, in conjunction with the New Economic School, in Moscow. Previously he was with the International Monetary Fund for 24 years where he was assistant director in the IMF's policy department. He is the author of the recent book, No Precedent, No Plan: Inside Russia's 1998 Default, published by MIT Press.