Oct. 17, Friday -- UC Davis faculty members from the fields of economics, management and history will share their perspectives on the current economic crisis from 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, in room 360 of Shields Library on the UC Davis campus. The panel discussion is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, so please arrive early.

Panelists are Brad Barber, a professor of finance at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and director of the Center for Investor Welfare and Corporate Responsibility; Paul Bergin, associate professor of economics and a specialist in international macroeconomics; Alan Taylor, a professor of economics specializing in international economics and economic history; and Eric Rauchway, professor of history, director of the Center for History, Society and Culture and author of the 2008 book "The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Very Short Introduction."

The panel discussion is sponsored by the UC Davis Institute of Governmental Affairs. For more information, call Mary Davis at (530) 752-5570 or visit http://www.iga.ucdavis.edu/.