Renowned economist Michael Hudson will discuss the foundations of the real estate crisis in Vancouver and what we can do about it, followed by a moderated dialogue.

Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), former Wall Street economist turned critic, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and author of J is for Junk Economics (2017), Killing the Host (2015), The Bubble and Beyond (2012), amongst many others.

This event is presented by the BC Government & Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) in coordination with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office and is co-sponsored by Vancity, The Jim Green Foundation, UBC School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), SFU City Program, SFU School of Public Policy, The Tyee.