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August 20, 2014

Joseph Stiglitz introduces José A. Scheinkman's Speculation, Trading, and Bubbles

“Much of the research of the past forty years has focused on assessing market behavior in the presence of rational expectations, where individuals use all available information to make inferences about the future, and in which all individuals share the...

August 19, 2014

Joseph Stiglitz discusses the creation of The Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series

Read an excerpt from the preface of CREATING A LEARNING SOCIETY, in which Joseph Stiglitz discusses the importance of Kenneth Arrow’s work, and the creation of the Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series.

July 3, 2014

The Value of Moats

Read Nick Gogerty’s explanation of the nature and value of “moats” in business, excerpted from THE NATURE OF VALUE.

July 2, 2014

The Nature of Value, as Illustrated Through Pins

Repin memorable images from THE NATURE OF VALUE, by Nick Gogerty.

July 1, 2014

A Glimpse into The Nature of Value, by Nick Gogerty

Read an excerpt from THE NATURE OF VALUE, in which Nick Gogerty illustrates the difference between price and value in a unique way.

June 18, 2014

A Conversation With Leslie Pratch, Author of LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER?

The following is an interview with Leslie S. Pratch, author of Looks Good on Paper: Using In-Depth Personality Assessment to Predict Leadership Performance. In this book, Pratch shares insights from more than twenty years of executive personality assessment and proposes an empirically based approach to predict the effectiveness of individuals within organizations.

June 9, 2014

Piketty and the Pope — A Post by Santiago Zabala

“Although Piketty will probably continue to teach economics in France instead of moving into the Vatican, the Pope now has an economist whom he can rely upon when he pontificates from Rome, regardless of all accusations of Marxism.”—Santiago Zabala Over...

June 6, 2014

Will New York City Remain the Capital of Capital?

“Ultimately, the question asked today is the same one raised in the 1790s, the 1830s, the 1890s, the 1910s, and the 1930s: how can the city and the nation balance their own needs with those of a banking system that...

June 5, 2014

Images from Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City

The following are some examples of the extraordinary images and historical documents from Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City, 1784-2012, by Steven H. Jaffe and Jessica Lautin: New Yorkers were familiar with paper money before...

June 4, 2014

New York City as the Capital of Capital — Steven Jaffe and Jessica Lautin on The Brian Lehrer Show

Today, we offer another interview with the authors of Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City, 1784-2012. Steven H. Jaffe and Jessica Lautin recently appeared on The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss the book and the...

June 3, 2014

Interview with Jessica Lautin, Co-Author of Capital of Capital

“Banks are not a monolith; and their functions have been extraordinarily diverse—worthy of both ire and praise.”—Jessica Lautin The following is an interview with Jessica Lautin, co-author of Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City, 1784-2012...

May 30, 2014