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Mainstream economics’ failure to predict the 2008 crash undermined the profession’s public credibility. There’s a new game in town that financial risk guru, Rick Bookstaber, has faith in. He shares …
Rick Bookstaber Interview: A model agent Read More
The principles underpinning behavioural economics have been attracting legislators seeking to rein in the excesses of the financial sector. Are theymotivated by saving face, political gain or doing right by …
Regulating behaviour: time off for good conduct? Read More
Imagine a world where company success was determined by all the good it does. And where polluters of water, air and soil could not get investment. The Mint talks to …
Interview with Christian Felber: The Common Touch Read More
The drag in dragon: lectures on Chinese socialism are more mind numbing than brainwashing. China’s universities revere Western economists. But the students still battle to stay awake through lectures on …
Red and expert – an insight into studying economics in China Read More
Hart: “I’ve become more open to these behavioural ideas, which I was initially not.” Contracts are a big deal. They have a place in all manner of economics transactions and …
Is fair enough? Read MoreThe question of trust is of course core to our lives. When trust breaks down in a relationship due for instance to an affair, it is probably over. This is …
Trust in economics. Or how far can you throw a rational actor? Read MoreEconomics is in a mess. Verity Bastion, Emeritus Professor of Economics, speaks out. The Mint has asked me to write a column. Now I know this Mint thing it’s a …
Shame about The Economist Read More
A globally influential thinker, Gabriela Ramos, explains why a group of leading economies is challenging globalisation and other conventional wisdom. More than 30 of the world’s wealthiest countries with market …
She who dares Read More