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LESTER THUROW TO ADDRESS "BIOTECH BILLIONS, MICROCHIP TRILLIONS" AT UCSD ECONOMICS ROUNDTABLE OCT. 26

MIT economist and best-selling author Lester C. Thurow will present his ideas on "Biotech Billions, Microchip Trillions: New Rules in a Knowledge-Based Economy," at the Oct. 26 meeting of the University of California, San Diego Economics Roundtable. The event, which is $50 per person, will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the UCSD Faculty Club.

Thurow has been recognized throughout the world as a leading expert on economic issues. He is the author of several influential books, including "The Future of Capitalism," "The Zero Sum Society," and most recently, "Building Wealth: New Rules for Individuals, Companies, and Countries in a Knowledge-Based Economy." The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Thurow has served as an economic commentator and columnist for several media outlets, including, The New York Times, Newsweek, and the Nightly Business Report.

In his work, Thurow addresses the factors driving economic change in the global economy and charts a course for profiting from today's world in flux. In "Building Wealth," he describes how, at the beginning of the 21st century, six new technologies -- micro-electronics, computers, telecommunications, new man-made materials, robotics, and biotechnology - are interacting to create a new and very different economic world.This is an era of man-made, brain-power industries, says Thurow, in which knowledge is the new basis for wealth.

The UCSD Economics Roundtable, now in its 10th year, is sponsored by the UCSD Department of Economics in coordination with UCSD Extended Studies and Public Programs. The roundtable provides San Diego business professionals and community leaders with the opportunity to hear the views of renowned national experts in the fields of economics, finance, business, and public policy.

To make reservations for the Oct. 26 Roundtable Breakfast, please contact Edie Munk, 858.822.0510 or emunk@ucsd.edu Members of the news media are invited to cover the event, free of charge, but must make reservations in advance.