Professors Address Financial Concerns

To help the Knox community better understand the deepening financial crisis, Steve Cohn and Rich Stout, professors of economics, and John Spittell, executive-in-residence and professor of business and management, led a discussion about the issues associated with the financial crisis and the steps being taken to address the issues.

"We're not experts, but we will attempt to use our general understanding of economic and business theory to make sense of what's happening," said Cohn prior to the discussion. "We all have diverse options, which is the strength of an academic institution."

Watch the Presentations Steve Cohn Professor economics Cohn discusses some of the problems associated with the financial crisis and the logic of some of the steps taken to address these problems. Rich Stout Professor of economics and former employee of the Federal Reserve Bank Stout discusses the federal government's actions in detail. John Spittell Executive-in-residence and professor of business and management Spittel discusses the implications of the crisis for small business and personal savings.