Modelling the Spread of Infectious Diseases Mathematics has proved to be of considerable benefit in modelling the...
Financial Europe: Challenges for the International Stock Exchange Part One includes the following lectures: 'A New Financial Europe'...
Can a country take out financial insurance against macro-risks like currency instability or global terrorism? Many countries are vulnerable to external shocks such as a...
Slavery and the City of London Freedom has been central to the identity of the City of London for centuries.
Public Interest versus Private Profits The conventional model of risk transfer and sharing is being...
The Carry Trade and Uncovered Interest Rate Parity Basic economic theory tells us that borrowing money in a...
Asymmetric Information in Finance Explained In every financial transaction, one side has more information than...
Who's Minding the Store? Corporate Rules to Align Interests Are CEOs focused on short-term bonuses, not your company's future...
Good, Bad and Ugly: The History of Polio Vaccines Polio killed or crippled millions of people, but successful polio...
Does society risk my life through safety? The perils of too much risk-aversion We would all like a riskless life, right? The Precautionary...