The Journal of Financial Services Research and the Center for Financial Policy are pleased to announce the inaugural Banking Seminar Series at the Ronald Reagan Building, Smith School Suite.
Raghuram G. Rajan, Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, will present the first seminar.
A light lunch will be provided.
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