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  1. Article

    UK Election: A Tale Of Two Nations

    By Marshall Auerback

    May 11, 2015

    Yes, it is a tale of two nations, but in a much broader way than you think. Not just England and Scotland, but an equally salient parallel between Great Britain and Canada.

  2. Working Paper

    Working paper

    Contagion Exposure and Protection Technology

    By Diego Cerdeiro

    May 2015

    People adopt diverse measures to protect from contagion. I propose a taxonomy of protection technologies, and present a model to study the implications of the technology on the prevalence of infections and on welfare at different levels of exposure.

  3. Article

    Making Financial Regulations Work for Society

    By Anat Admati

    May 8, 2015

    Remarks from Finance & Society May 6, 2015

  4. Conference Session

    Welcome Address & Introductory Remarks

    Featuring Signe Krogstrup and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu

    May 5, 2015 | 05:00—05:15

    Introductory remarks at the 2015 Finance & Society conference in Washington D.C.

  5. Conference Session

    Other People's Money: Governance, Integrity, & Ethics

    Featuring Margaret Heffernan, Kara Stein, and Ngaire Woods

    May 5, 2015 | 06:45—08:00

  6. Conference Session

    A Conversation with Christine Lagarde & Janet Yellen

    Featuring Christine Lagarde and Janet Yellen

    May 5, 2015 | 05:15—06:15

  7. Conference Session

    Credit Markets: Booms, Busts, & Distortions

    Featuring Claudia Buch, Esther George, and Kat Taylor

    May 5, 2015 | 09:15—10:45

  8. Conference Session

    Making Financial Regulation Work for Society

    Featuring Anat Admati and Brooksley Born

    May 5, 2015 | 10:45—11:45

    In this session Anat Admati and Brooksley Born discuss their observations about financial regulation needed to make sure the financial system serves society.

  9. Conference Session

    An Interview With Sarah Bloom Raskin

    Featuring Sarah Bloom Raskin and Gillian Tett

    May 5, 2015 | 12:00—12:30

  10. Conference Session

    Concluding Remarks

    Featuring Gudrun Johnsen and Rob Johnson

    May 5, 2015 | 12:30—01:00

    Closing remarks at the 2015 Finance & Society conference in Washington D.C.

  11. Article

    Want to Take on Financial and Governmental Corruption? Hire Women.

    By Lynn Parramore

    May 5, 2015

  12. Webinars and Events

    Finance & Society

    Conference

    May 5–6, 2015

    Senator Elizabeth Warren, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen, and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde joined a renowned group of globally influential women in discussing how the financial system can be re-imagined to truly benefit society.

  13. Conference Session

    Finance & Society

    Featuring Sen. Elizabeth Warren

    May 4, 2015 | 02:30—05:30

  14. Video

    Breaking the Glass Ceiling

    Featuring Monika Queisser

    May 3, 2015

    Whilst progress has been made, the “glass ceiling” dividing men and women has yet to be broken definitively. Monika Queisser discusses the challenges still facing women in the workplace and beyond.

  15. Article

    How Sociologists Think About Inequality

    By Ken-Hou Lin

    May 1, 2015

    Most sociologists believe that formal and informal institutions are more critical in explaining the rising inequality observed in advanced economies. In this light, changing institutions such as the ascendance of shareholder-centered corporate governance model, finance-friendly policies since the late 70s, credentialism, and deunionization all contribute to the earnings dynamics at different parts of the distribution.