Myrdal Lectures

Once a year, on the occasion of the Annual Session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the ECE invites a distinguished economist to deliver the Myrdal Lecture on a major international economic issue. The lecture series is named in honour of Gunnar Myrdal, first Executive Secretary of the ECE (1947-1957) and winner of the 1974 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.

The 2005 Myrdal Lecture, "Global Governance: Lessons from Europe", was given by Pascal Lamy, former EU Trade Commissioner, on 22 February at 6:00 pm in Salle XX of the Palais des Nations.

The lecture is available in French and English.

The 2004 lecture was given by Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2001. Prof. Stiglitz spoke about "The Process of European Integration and the Future of Europe". - More

The 2003 lecture was given by Douglass C. North, winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1993. He spoke on "The Role of Institutions in Economic Development". - More