Luigi Zingales

Luigi Zingales is the Robert C. McCormack Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and serves on the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation. He is also a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a research fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research, and a fellow of the European Governance Institute. He is the author of A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity.

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Chris Van Es

Business & FinanceOCT 15, 2013 0

The Federal Reserve’s Captive Minds

The appointment of Vice Chair Janet L. Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as Chair of the Federal Reserve highlights an important point: What used to be a technical appointment, of interest only to nerdy … read more

Barrie Maguire

EconomicsJUL 18, 2013 3

German Banks on Top

Germany opposes the new bank-resolution mechanism proposed by the European Commission, arguing that it must protect German taxpayers. In fact, Germany’s position is a ploy to hide its anticompetitive … read more

Paul Lachine

PoliticsMAY 31, 2013 6

We, the Corporations?

One would think that 600,000 comments on a petition would be sufficient to bring an issue to the top of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s agenda. But public opinion does not seem to matter i… read more

Newsart for Mario Draghi’s Opiate of the Markets

Paul Lachine

Business & FinanceMAR 22, 2013 3

Mario Draghi’s Opiate of the Markets

The “outright monetary transactions” scheme announced by ECB President Mario Draghi last July has served as the proverbial “bazooka” – a gun so powerful that it does not need to be used to deter specu… read more

Newsart for Financial Stars Behind Bars?

Paul Lachine

Business & FinanceJAN 28, 2013 7

Financial Stars Behind Bars?

Hardly a day goes by without a financial settlement between a bank and a US government agency, which invariably brings an end to the investigation. But recent academic research points to widespread, p… read more

Paul Lachine

Business & FinanceNOV 30, 2012 4

Pulling the OMT Trigger

The ECB’s decision in September to proceed with its “outright monetary transactions” program to purchase distressed eurozone members’ government bonds has restored financial calm to Europe. But vulner… read more

Matt Wuerker

EconomicsSEP 24, 2012 7

Democracy’s Burning Ships

According to legend, Hernán Cortés, in his quest to conquer Mexico, burned the boats that had brought his expedition from Spain in order to motivate his soldiers to win. But when elected governments t… read more

Dean Rohrer

Business & FinanceJUL 13, 2012 94

Orphan Ideas

When it comes to political influence, money is not everything: ideas play a big role, too. But new ideas, like new drugs, have to pay their way, which means that how widely an idea is diffused depends… read more

Steve Ansul

Business & FinanceMAY 31, 2012 0

No Shareholders’ Spring

The ongoing global economic crisis is not only causing incumbent governments to lose elections; it is also shaking corporate boards. But major companies are fighting back, deploying armies of lawyers … read more

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The Federal Reserve’s Captive Minds

German Banks on Top

We, the Corporations?

Mario Draghi’s Opiate of the Markets

Financial Stars Behind Bars?

Pulling the OMT Trigger

Democracy’s Burning Ships

Orphan Ideas

No Shareholders’ Spring

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