Professor Thomas Sargent was invited to share his insights at Peking University Global Open Talks on June 24. Co-organized by the PKU Office of International Relations and PKU Office of Global Communications, the X-LENSE at PKU: Peking University Global Open Talks is an online lecture program, which seeks to provide the public with academic perspectives into these unknowns, or “Xs,” as we move forward. This program invites world-renowned scholars to share their insights on the hottest new debates and information in their fields.
 

Professor Sargent probed into the history of macroeconomics. There are two major parts of macroeconomics, growth and business cycles, which are actually closely tied together, and he focused on business cycles in his open talks online. The recorded lecture is as follows:
 

The X-LENSE at PKU: Peking University Global Open Talks will be held onlineevery Wednesday at 8:00 pm (Beijing time) on the following media platforms, starting from this week.

Source: PKU Office of International Relations, PKU Office of Global Communications