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Criminal Law Defense in the Non-Profit Sector

  • Tuesday, October 27, 7 pm, Lerner 569
  • Join CPLS and The Legal Aid Society for a discussion on criminal defense, nonprofit law, and legal advocacy. Speakers will include two Legal Aid Society investigators, Amanda Brito-Gomez and Digna Lopez. 
  • No registration required. 

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Book Talk with Economist Isabella Weber and Lina Khan

  • Tuesday, October 27, 4 to 5 pm, Columbia Law School, Case Lounge, 7th Floor
  • This discussion will focus on economist Isabella Weber’s new book, Anti-Fascist Economics: In Defense of Affordability, Dignity, and Democracy. 
  • Register here.

Youth Protest

  • Tuesday, October 27, 5:30 to 7 pm, The Burke Library, Reading Room, 3rd Floor  
  • Join the IRCPL for a fresh perspective on the power of the “rebellious youth”. The discussion features Nareman Amin of Michigan State University, Ross Haenfler of Grinnell College, and will be moderated by Justine Ellis of Columbia University. 
  • Register here.

Supply Chain Structure & Rise of China’s Electric Vehicle Industry

  • Wednesday, October 28, 5:30 to 8 pm, Columbia Business School, Cooperman Commons, Geffen Hall
  • This event will examine how supply chain structure contributed to the rise of China’s electric vehicle industry. Linking buyer-seller matched transactions in upstream auto parts production with detailed downstream vehicle sales data, the speaker documents two defining features of China’s auto supply chain: market thickness and geographic co-location. The speaker will be Shanjun Li, Steven and Roberta Denning Global Sustainability Professor in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and the Precourt Institute for Energy. The moderator will be Shang-Jin Wei, N. T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy and Professor of International and Public Affairs, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University.
  • Register here. 

The Everywhere Millionaire: A Book Talk With the Authors

  • Thursday, October 29, 12:45 to 1:45, Columbia Business School, Kravis Hall, 420
  • Join us for a book talk with Eric Zwick, professor of economics and finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Owen Zidar, professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University. The new book, The Everywhere Millionaire, explores the hidden wealth and growing influence of America’s Main Street businesses. 
  • Register here.

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