The Global Financial Crisis
Bankers Have Been Sold Short By Market Distortions
By Raghuram Rajan
Issue 72 - June 9, 2010 - Bankers must be heaving a sigh of relief as the shenanigans of the offshore drilling industry have pushed them to the edge of the radar screen of those targeting corporate greed. But it is unlikely their respite will be for long. Inquiries under way are bound to unearth more instances of ethically, and even legally, challenged bankers.
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Issue 74 - June 9, 2010 - Bankers Have Been Sold Short By Market Distortions, by Raghuram Rajan
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Issue 73 - May 18, 2010 - Greek Myths and the Euro Tragedy, by John Cochrane
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Issue 72 - April 7, 2010 - Making Debt Holders into Watchdogs, by Raghuram Rajan
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Issue 71 - April 1, 2010 - Curbing Risk on Wall Street, by Luigi Zingales and Oliver Hart
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Issue 70 - March 16, 2010 - Examining the Link Between Fed Bank Supervision and Monetary Policy, testimony by Anil K Kashyap
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Issue 69 - March 12, 2010 - The Euro in Crisis, by John H. Cochrane, Roger Myerson, and Luigi Zingales
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Issue 68 - February 8, 2010 - How to Make a Bank Raise Equity, by Oliver Hart and Luigi Zingales
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Issue 67 - January 28, 2010 - Lessons from the Crisis, by John H. Cochrane
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Issue 66 - January 27, 2010 - A Better Way to Reduce Financial Sector Risk, by Raghuram Rajan
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Issue 65 - January 21, 2010 - Return Our Investment, by Douglas Diamond and Anil K. Kashyap
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Issue 64 - January 4, 2010 - Uncertainty and the Slow Recovery, by Gary S. Becker, Steven J. Davis and Kevin M. Murphy
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Issue 63 - December 10, 2009 - The Housing Crisis and Bankruptcy Reform: The Prepackaged Chapter 13 Approach, by Luigi Zingales and Eric A. Posner
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Issue 62 - December 9, 2009 - Should Banker Pay Be Regulated?, by Steven N. Kaplan
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Voice of Chicago Booth
at Heart of Economic Debate
Questions about the true gravity of the global financial crisis and the implications of the government's actions - both taken and proposed - have been the topic of much debate. Searching for answers, media sources from around the world have looked to members of the Chicago Booth faculty for an explanation of the latest developments on Wall Street.
Ray Ball
Brian Barry
Gary S. Becker
John H. Cochrane
Douglas Diamond- Sept. 18, 2008 - New York Times Freakonomics Blog
- Oct. 13, 2008 - Center for Economic Policy Research
- Oct. 16, 2008 - New York Times Freakonomics Blog
- Oct. 17, 2008 - Economic Quarterly paper (PDF)
- Oct. 29, 2008 - IGM: The Credit Crisis: A Lecture Series (video)
- Feb. 6, 2009 - IGM Chicago
- Feb. 23, 2009 - New York Times Freakonomics Blog
- March 27, 2009 - IGM Chicago
- April 20, 2009 - FT.com Blog
- Jan. 21, 2010 - New York Times
Steven Kaplan
Anil Kashyap- Sept. 18, 2008 - New York Times Freakonomics Blog
- Sept. 22, 2008 - New York Times
- Oct. 10, 2008 - NPR: Day to Day
- Oct. 13, 2008 - Center for Economic Policy Research
- Oct. 15, 2008 - Wall Street Journal Economics Blog
- Oct. 16, 2008 - New York Times Freakonomics Blog
- Feb. 23, 2009 - New York Times Freakonomics Blog
- Mar. 12, 2009 - IGM Chicago
- March 27, 2009 - IGM Chicago
- Nov. 11, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
- Jan. 21, 2010 - New York Times
Randall Kroszner
Christian LeuzJoseph Sondheimer Professor of International Economics, Finance, and Accounting
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Atif Mian
Raghuram Rajan- Sept. 19, 2008 - Financial Times
- Sept. 19, 2008 - National Public Radio
- Sept. 19, 2008 - National Public Radio
- Oct. 13, 2008 - Center for Economic Policy Research
- Oct. 14, 2008 - ABC News
- Oct. 15, 2008 - Wall Street Journal Economics Blog
- Oct. 31, 2008 - Public Radio
- Nov. 12, 2008 - "What G20 Leaders Must Do" paper (PDF)
- Feb. 6, 2009 - IGM Chicago
- Feb. 23, 2009 - New York Times Freakonomics Blog
- April 20, 2009 - FT.com Blog
- May 6, 2009 - Senate Banking Committee testimony (video)
- Jan. 27, 2010 - Financial Times
- Apr. 7, 2010 - BusinessWeek
- June 9, 2010 - Financial Time
Joseph D. RauhAssociate Professor of Finance and the Charles M. Harper Faculty
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Amit Seru
Amir Sufi
Richard H. ThalerRalph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics
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Francisco Trebbi
Pietro Veronesi
Luigi ZingalesRobert C. McCormack Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance and David G. Booth Faculty Fellow
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- Sept. 22, 2008 - New York Times Freakonomics Blog
- Oct. 6, 2008 - C-SPAN Washington Journal
- Oct. 6, 2008 - Congressional hearing oral testimony (PDF)
- Oct. 6, 2008 - Congressional hearing written testimony (PDF)
- Oct. 13, 2008 - Forbes
- Oct 13, 2008 - Center for Economic Policy Research
- Nov. 11, 2008 - "Paulson's Gift" research paper (PDF)
- Nov. 24, 2008 - Chicago Tribune
- Dec. 4, 2008 - Wall Street Journal
- Feb. 20, 2009 - IGM Chicago
- Feb. 27, 2009 - IGM Chicago
- March 13, 2009 - The Economist Debates
- May 6, 2009 - Wall Street Journal op-ed
- Dec. 10, 2009 - American Law and Economic Review paper (PDF)
- April 1, 2010 - National Affairs
