Under the title ‘Room for Discussion: the credit crisis from different perspectives', FEB students have set up a ‘salon' in the main hall of the E-building to discuss the issues surrounding the current credit crisis. Students and staff can engage in discussions on this topic every day around lunchtime when a number of FEB researchers and academics will be present in the salon to give a plenary interview with the intention of initiating debate and discussion.

Tuesday 7 October: Prof Arnoud Boot

• 12.30 hrs: Interview with Prof Arnoud Boot (professor of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets)

Wednesday 8 October: Prof Wouter den Haan

• 12.30 hrs: Prof Wouter den Haan (professor of Economics)

Thursday 9 October: Prof Hans Leenaars / Ward Romp

• 12.30 hrs: Prof Hans Leenaars, professor of Accounting Information Systems and board member of the Dutch Municipal Bank (BNG) and Ward Romp, postdoctoral researcher macro-economics.

Friday 10 October: Prof Lex Hoogduin / Prof Joost Driessen

• 11.30 hrs: Prof Lex Hoogduin (Chief Economist Robeco, professor of Monetary Economics);
• 12.30 hrs: Prof Joost Driessen (Professor of Financial Derivatives)

Monday 13 October: Prof Roel Beetsma

• 12.30 hrs: Prof Roel Beetsma (professor of Economics)
• 12.30 hrs: Prof Enrico Perotti (professor of International Finance).

Tuesday 14 October: Prof John Kwoka / Theo Offerman

• 12.30 hrs Prof John Kwoka (Professor of Economics) and Theo Offerman (professor of Behavioral Game Theory).

Wednesday 15 October: Jort Kelder / Peter van Gool / Wim Boonstra

• 12:30 hrs:Jort Kelder (Opinion maker)
• 13:00 hrs: Prof Peter van Gool (Real Estate Economics)
• 13:30 hrs: Wim Boonstra (Executive Vice-President and Chief Economist Rabobank)

Thursday 16 october: Mathijs Bouman / Casper van Ewijk

• Mathijs Bouman (RTL Z, journalist, economist) and Prof Casper van Ewijk (macro-economics).

Friday, 17 October: Closing session

For the time being, the last Room for Discussion session will take place on Friday, featuring Prof Sweder van Wijnbergen, Prof Dolf van den Brink (professor of Financial Institutions and a former director of ABN Amro), Prof Cars Hommes (Economic Dynamics) and Theo Kocken from the Cardano Group. The session starts at 12:15 hrs.