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How the Financial Crisis Changed the World
Interesting talk given by Financial Times commentator Martin Wolf at Durham University on the financial crisis and what to expect within the current climate of economic change. The talk was part of Durham’s Castle Lecture Series.
The City of London as a Global Financial Centre
In one of the final presentations given at the Tipping Points Annual Conference, Prof Ranald Michie presents the history of London as a global financial centre before and after the 2007-08 banking crisis and subsequent euro debt crisis. He explains how London became the global financial centre it is today. He also talks about tipping […]
Blame Games: Scapegoats, Turncoats and Sacrificial Lambs
July 11, 2012 by flomate2001
In his speech at the Tipping Points Annual Event on 3rd July 2012 Professor Eric Abrahamson of the Columbia Business School talks about the many different ways in which blame is apportioned in the aftermath of catastrophic tipping point events such as the Global Financial Crisis. The research builds on the rich literature on theories […]
British Bank Stability and Financial Crisis since 1945
July 9, 2012 by Matthew Hollow
In a lively and energetic talk, Professor Ranald Michie provided those in attendance at the Tipping Points Conference with a fresh insight into the financial turmoil that has recently engulfed the British banking sector. Looking first at some of the most prominent explanations that have been put forward by the press and politicians, Professor Michie […]
Restoring Trust in order to Increase Market Resilience
A new report from Tipping Points on the role of trust in financial markets is now available. It includes video interviews with two researchers in financial law from the project, Prof Roman Tomasic and Dr Folarin Akinbami, about how we can learn from the banking crisis and what both financial institutions and regulators can do […]
Inside Job: Fuel for an intelligent debate
June 14, 2011 by brettcherry
The screening of Inside Job in Durham, UK hosted by Tipping Points was a success for a number of reasons. First, it should be stated that this film has had a fairly limited world release, so having it in a small town like Durham in an 84-seat capacity cinema, it’s no surprise that it generated […]
Podcast: Banking crises and legislation Part 2
June 13, 2011 by brettcherry
This is Part 2 of the ‘Banking crises and legislation’ podcast with UK financial historian Prof Ranald Michie and legal expert Dr Folarin Akinbami. Both researchers are part of ‘Financial Crisis in the Banking Sector: Present and Past’, that looks at recent historical banking crises in the UK. In this part of the podcast, Folarin […]
Event: Film screening of ‘Inside Job’ followed by public debate in Durham
IHRR has organised a film screening with the Gala Cinema/Theater in Durham of the film Inside Job, a documentary that investigates the cause of the 2008 banking crisis in the US. Following the event there will be a debate/discussion about the banking crisis that will include researchers from the Tipping Points project such as Prof Ranald […]
Podcast: Banking crises and legislation Part 1
April 12, 2011 by brettcherry
In this podcast from Tipping Points, Financial Crisis in the Banking Centre: Past and Present, I spoke with Prof Ranald Michie and Dr Folarin Akinbami about the effects of laws on banking in the US and UK. The repeal of the Glass–Steagall Act in the US in particular has resulted in large controversy amongst economists […]
March 7, 2013 by IHRR
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