Who Owns Sovereign Wealth?
October 21, 2016
Angela Cummine— Last week, Alaskans received their annual dividend check from the Alaska Permanent Fund. The $53 billion savings fund was set up in 1976 to preserve and augment a… READ MORE
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A Closer Look at the Wells Fargo Scandal
September 26, 2016
Stephen Davis— If you need an example of how the financial system has failed the test of public trust, look no further than Wells Fargo. But it is vital to… READ MORE
The Price of the Carthaginian Policy in Greece
June 24, 2016
James K. Galbraith— In the United States we do not consider that there is such a thing as a people of Florida or Rhode Island or even of Texas, who… READ MORE
The Relationship between Law and Economics
January 26, 2016
Guido Calabresi— A century and a half ago John Stuart Mill said of English philosopher and political radical Jeremy Bentham, in effect, that he approached the world as a stranger. And,… READ MORE
Brazil’s Meltdown
December 23, 2015
William R. Summerhill— Brazil is mired in its worst crisis in more than thirty years. The economy and employment are shrinking, while high inflation is eroding consumers’ purchasing power. The currency… READ MORE
The Sky is not Falling—the Truth about China’s Economy
September 3, 2015
Michael Murphree and Dan Breznitz— The front pages are crowded with eye-grabbing headlines declaring that the end is nigh for the Chinese economic miracle. The stock market collapse over the… READ MORE
What can the Nobelman case tell us about the next financial crisis?
August 20, 2014
Follow @jentaub To address the 2008 financial crisis, congress passed the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to bailout out the banks and the federal government committed trillions of dollars to save… READ MORE
July Theme: Where is the Money?
July 30, 2014
Everyone from Liza Minnelli to R. Kelly knows that money makes the world go round. This month, Yale University Press authors are expanding on that observation to explore the fields… READ MORE
How Our Economic Hard Times are Breeding Social Anxiety
July 25, 2014
Follow @guardian_clark Exploring “Where is the Money?” in the current economic crisis also begs the question “what is the human cost of the financial slump?” Acclaimed journalist Tom Clark investigates… READ MORE
Should You Invest in Bitcoin? Here’s a Flowchart to Help You Decide.
July 16, 2014
Bitcoin is on the rise. The completely digital currency has been covered by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, among others. Bitcoins have the power to buy… READ MORE
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