November 14
Katharina Pistor — The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Will Brexit pollsters again help hedge funds make millions? (comments by Mark Blyth)
July 16, 2019 Deutsche Welle
21st Century Economic Challenges
From college affordability and upward mobility to debates around austerity and government investments, Watson Institute scholars cross disciplines and regions in the study of economic trends. Across economics, political economy, sociology and political science, research illuminates current global economic developments and foreshadows where policies and actions may lead us.
Publications
Sales Force and Competition in Financial Product Markets: The Case of Mexico's Social Security Privatization., Econometrica, no. Forthcoming, Peer Reviewed, In Press
Events & Workshops
October 31
Urban Social Policy Meets Real-World Capitalism
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
October 9
OP Jindal Distinguished Lectures with Raghuram Rajan — India’s Economy: How Did We Get Here and What Can be Done?
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
News & Research
They grew up in the shadow of USC. Would the school let them in? (comments by John Friedman)
April 26, 2019 The Washington Post
College-Admissions Hysteria Is Not the Norm (research by John Friedman cited)
April 11, 2019 The Atlantic
