Lecture: The Dollar Auction, Unendable Wars and Gambling with Catastrophe

Daniel Ellsberg, distinguished research fellow at PERI, will present a talk titled, "The Dollar Auction, Unendable Wars and Gambling with Catastrophe."

Dr. Ellsberg received his Ph.D. in Economics at Harvard University in 1962 and published several seminal papers in the areas of decision theory and behavioral economics. Working as a high-level U.S. government war planner during the Vietnam War, Ellsberg risked a lifetime in prison to expose what became known as the Pentagon Papers, an act which was critical in strengthening the anti-war movement.

For more information on Daniel Ellsberg, please visit: https://www.peri.umass.edu/economists/daniel-ellsberg.

The talk is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Reception to follow talk. 

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