Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
The Romantic Economist addresses the limits of knowledge in markets Richard Bronk, Visiting Fellow, European Institute, The London School of...
Goldilocks Government and the Market: not too little, not too much, but just right Markets are one of the greatest tools to emerge from...
Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
What the Dickens? The City's Great Financial Scandals, Past and Future The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
Risk, Equality and Opportunity: The Roles for Government Finance Adrift and barely floating amidst financial crises, governments claim that...
Enclosures of the Mind: Governing the Intellectual Commons We are living in an age of remarkable intellectual property...
Perfectly unpredictable: Why forecasting produces useful rubbish At the heart of commerce is the notion that perfect...