Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
Medieval Music: To Sing and Dance During the eighteenth century, Western Europe gradually relinquished a form...
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...
From Trocadero to Troxy: A tradition returns Eighty years ago, three enterprising sons of Russian immigrants realised...
The Carry Trade and Uncovered Interest Rate Parity Basic economic theory tells us that borrowing money in a...
Adventures of Portuguese 'Ancient Music' in Eighteenth-Century London 'Ancient music' enjoyed a vogue in eighteenth-century London, with professional...
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...