Finance

24. Making It Work for Real People: The Democratization of Finance

Financial Markets (ECON 252) Professor Shiller, in his final lecture, reviews some of the most important tools for individual risk management. Significant inequality in domestic and international communities has created a need for social insurance programs, such as those created… Continue reading

Q&A: Is it ok to major in finance (business) and minor in Film to get into the film industry or make indie movies?

Question by element6: Is it ok to major in finance (business) and minor in Film to get into the film industry or make indie movies? My dreams are to become a producer and, above all, a screenwriter. I want… Continue reading

7. Behavioral Finance: The Role of Psychology

Financial Markets (ECON 252) Behavioral Finance is a relatively recent revolution in finance that applies insights from all of the social sciences to finance. New decision-making models incorporate psychology and sociology, among other disciplines, to explain economic and financial phenomenon,… Continue reading

Kristen Bell Wants a ‘Veronica Mars’ Movie Enough to Finance it Herself (Or Maybe a Web Series)

Kristen Bell Wants a ‘Veronica Mars’ Movie Enough to Finance it Herself (Or Maybe a Web Series) Or so a headline trumpets in The Hollywood Reporter. Veronica Mars is the TV-to-film project that has been the subject of nearly as… Continue reading

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