Turbulence in the U.S. financial sector is as old as the U.S. itself. What causes this seemingly systemic instability? What has the government done about it? What should be done about it? Let’s talk about it! William J. (Jim) Adams is Shorey Peterson Professor of Industrial Organization and Corporate Finance, and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Economics, at UM’s School of Literature, Science, and the Arts. His research has ranged broadly, from public policies toward business in the United States to economic integration in Europe. His monograph, Restructuring the French Economy: Government and the Rise of Market Competition since World War II, is used by economists, historians, and political scientists on both sides of the Atlantic. Adams has advised the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Ambassador to France, and several foreign policy departments of the U.S. government. He’s a winner of the UM’s Golden Apple award for teaching.
