The Visiting Speaker Series is an opportunity for invited researchers and professionals, external to the University of Guelph, to present their research topic(s) to faculty and students. On January 13, the Department of Economics and Finance will welcome Makram El-Shagi from Henan University to speak about the topic of "Much Ado About Nothing: Sovereign Ratings and Government Bond Yields in the OECD". Anyone from the University of Guelph is welcome to attend.