Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
Capitalism’s Transparent Failures: Exchanges as the epicentre of markets – a contradiction in terms? Author Patrick L. Young reviews the exchange landscape over 2,000...
The Carry Trade and Uncovered Interest Rate Parity Basic economic theory tells us that borrowing money in a...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Too unimportant to fail? Innovation and competitive selection in markets Where are the sources of innovation? How much fat do...
Where Is China Heading under Xi Jinping? In this lecture, Tsang examines the strategic goals and direction...
China’s Economic Prospects on the Cusp China has important islands of technological excellence, even dominance, but...
China and Chineseness: Lessons from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan This lecture is about the meaning of China and being...
Outsmart the System: How Psychology Hacks Your Money Decisions Ever feel like the financial world works against you? This...
Blind Spots & Bad Decisions: Why We Fall for Financial Traps Why do smart people make dumb financial choices? This lecture...