Peter A. Diamond, widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading authorities on public finance, including the Social Security System, will present his plan for saving social security at a meeting of the UCSD Economics Roundtable, beginning at 7:30 a. m. at the Weaver Videoconference Center on the UCSD campus. The public is invited to attend.

Diamond, professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is respected by both theorists and practitioners for his “non-gimmicky” approach to social security. His perspective reflects a consensus drawing upon the last major reform of the system.  2003 President of the American Economic Association, the largest society of professional economists in the U.S., Diamond will speak to the Roundtable via videoconference and the full title of his presentation is “Saving Social Security: A Balanced Approach.”

For additional information and reservations, contact Edie Munk at (858) 822-0510 or register at www.econ.ucsd.edu/roundtable. The cost for the event, which includes breakfast and parking, is $50.