John Cassidy talks to Anat Admati about her conference in Washington on Finance and Society. Women speakers dominate: Janet Yellen, Elizabeth Warren and Christine Lagarde. The title of the conference is “Finance & Society,” which is also the name of … Continue reading
Anat Admati is the George G. C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics at Stanford University. She is both rigorously and passionately concerned about facing the deep economic issues of the US and the world. A paperback of her book, … Continue reading
Anat Admati, the Stanford economist and author of “The Banker’s New Clothes,”speaks out on banking issues, at the Davos debate on “Are the Markets Safer Now?” Admati made it clear that markets are not much safer now. The banking lobby … Continue reading
Dean Starkman writes” Anat Admati, a professor of finance and economics at Stanford’s business school, is an unlikely player in Washington, D.C.’s financial-reform scene. The 58-year-old Israeli-born economist arrived at Stanford in 1983 with an interest in mainstream financial issues … Continue reading
Dean Starkman writes: Anat R. Admati, a professor of finance and economics at Stanford’s business school, is an unlikely player in Washington’s financial reform scene. The Israeli-born economist arrived at Stanford in 1983 with an interest in mainstream financial issues … Continue reading
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks to Anat Admati, professor at Stanford University’s Business School, about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and what it says about the stability of the U.S. banking system. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: The rapid collapse of Silicon … Continue reading
Finance: The Bankers’ New Clothes by Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig Reviewed by W-T-W.org Financial Literacy : This Time is Different by Carmen Reinhart The Subprime Mortgage Crisis The Culture of Finance Stiletto Network Inside … Continue reading
The imagery floats in sepia-colored photographs, faintly recalled images of bedraggled people lined up for bread or soup, write March Gordon of ABC News. Shacks in Appalachian hollows. Ruined investors taking their lives in the face of stock market crashes. … Continue reading
Thor Benson writes: When you enter the ballot booth this November, keep in mind that you could very well be voting for the captain of sinking ship. You may be voting for the next president who will have to steer … Continue reading
Anat Admati argues: We examine the pervasive view that ‘equity is expensive, which leads to claims that high capital requirements are costly for society and would affect credit markets adversely. We find that arguments made to support this view are … Continue reading