Lectures
The Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy is held in honor of Herbert Lourie, M.D., a distinguished physician and
member of the national and international medical communities in the field of
neurosurgery. With his untimely death in 1987, a generous outpouring of money
by his many friends, patients, colleagues, and family resulted in the funding
of this lecture series. Each year, the lecture hosts a notable speaker from one
of the many facets of the healthcare field.
The Jerry Miner Annual Lecture is named in honor of Emeritus Professor, Jerry Miner. Professor Miner is
an Education Finance and Accountability Program (EFAP) faculty associate who is
widely known for his research in public finance and education finance. He is
one of very few scholars who understands the New York State Education aid
formulas.
The Paul Volcker Lecture and Symposium in Behavioral Economics is the compilation of a lecture on a public policy topic that draws
on the insights and perspectives of behavioral economics, and a symposium of
esteemed researchers who convene to examine the multiple facets of “behavioral
economics” as we know them today. This lecture is in honor of Paul Volcker, whose
distinguished career includes; five years as undersecretary of treasury for
International Monetary Affairs; eight years as chair of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve under Presidents Carter and Reagan; four years as
president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and two years as chair of
President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board.