Archive
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Article
The rise of financialization has led to lower living standards and reduced growth in the U.S.
Jun 12, 2015
The last 30 years has seen a massive rise in the importance of financial instruments in the American economy. But what has been the impact of this shift in corporate investment strategy?
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Article
Thoughts On Skidelsky's Rant Against The Current Economics Curriculum
Jun 9, 2015
The extremely wise Robert Skidelsky has an excellent rant against Anglo-Saxon economics departments
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Article
Fixing The Financial System: Adam Smith Vs. Jeremy Bentham
Jun 9, 2015
How do we create a “change in culture”?
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Section
History of Economics Playground
A blog by young and restless (and good looking) historians of economics.
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Article
History of Economics on the Making
Jun 1, 2015
New topics and approaches make their way into two recent conferences on the history of economics
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Working Paper
Working paperBeyond Competitive Devaluations: The Monetary Dimensions of Comparative Advantage
May 2015
Motivated by the long-standing debate on the pros and cons of competitive devaluation, we propose a new perspective on how monetary and exchange rate policies can contribute to a country’s international competitiveness. We refocus the analysis on the implications of monetary stabilization for a country’s comparative advantage.
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Collection
Realigning Financial Regulation
Has financial reform succeeded in realigning finance with society’s broader public interests? Here’s what several of our top experts have to say.
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Article
America’s Competition Fetish Kills Creativity and Produces Human Sheep
May 28, 2015
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Video
The Long Road Back Toward Ethical Banking Practices
May 20, 2015
How do we rebuild trust in financial services?
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Video
Adair Turner on Debt
May 13, 2015
The former chairman of Britain’s Financial Services Authority and author of the forthcoming book “Between Debt and the Devil” explains why private debt, not banks, deepened the financial crisis and continues to cause trouble today.
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Article
UK Election: A Tale Of Two Nations
May 11, 2015
Yes, it is a tale of two nations, but in a much broader way than you think. Not just England and Scotland, but an equally salient parallel between Great Britain and Canada.
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Working Paper
Working paperContagion Exposure and Protection Technology
May 2015
People adopt diverse measures to protect from contagion. I propose a taxonomy of protection technologies, and present a model to study the implications of the technology on the prevalence of infections and on welfare at different levels of exposure.
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Article
Making Financial Regulations Work for Society
May 8, 2015
Remarks from Finance & Society May 6, 2015
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Conference Session
Welcome Address & Introductory Remarks
May 5, 2015 | 05:00—05:15
Introductory remarks at the 2015 Finance & Society conference in Washington D.C.
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Conference Session
Other People's Money: Governance, Integrity, & Ethics
May 5, 2015 | 06:45—08:00