Enclosures of the Mind: Governing the Intellectual Commons We are living in an age of remarkable intellectual property...
Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
How to get ahead in commerce: The sure-fire ways to make money One school of thought says that markets are just casinos...
Fads and fashions: If they are so bad, why are they so rapidly rich? We all know that celebrities, sports stars, estate agents, banks...
Standards Markets: The free market response to regulation Many societal goals for markets can be achieved with more...
Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’ ** Please note that this lecture will contain several mentions...
Local or global? Network economics and the new economy Should we prefer the brittle resilience of a very nervous...
Does society risk my life through safety? The perils of too much risk-aversion We would all like a riskless life, right? The Precautionary...