Mergers and Acquisitions: Do They Create or Destroy Value? This talk will discuss the correct and incorrect motives for Mergers & Acquisitions, using both examples and large-scale evidence.
The Carry Trade and Uncovered Interest Rate Parity Basic economic theory tells us that borrowing money in a...
The Equity Premium and Low Interest Rates What kinds of returns should we expect from risky stocks...
The Impact on New Technology on the Markets City markets are increasingly high tech, and old structures have...
The South Sea Bubble of 1720 The London stock market boomed and crashed in 1720. The financial bubble is known to posterity as the South Sea Bubble.
The Religious Life of Sir Thomas Gresham While not known or celebrated as a religious thinker, Thomas...
Sir Thomas Gresham and The New Learning The subjects chosen by Sir Thomas Gresham for his Professors...
The Tyranny of Charity: Patronage, Philanthropy and State Intervention This lecture explores the relationship between art and charity, from...