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Preventing Crashes: Lessons for the SEC from the Airline Industry

January 6, 2015September 21, 2015 finance, financial crisis, sec

BY CHRIS CLEARFIELD, ANDRÁS TILCSIK, BENJAMIN BERMAN A small error on August 1, 2012 nearly bankrupted the Knight Capital Group.

America, Decoupled: Fighting the Trend

October 18, 2013October 19, 2013 American politics, blog, economics, finance, financial crisis, inequality, journalism, journalist, middle class, poverty, recession, social policy, United States

Note: This is part 2 of a 2 part series. Read Brian’s first post here. Photo credit: Michael S. Williamson (source here).

America, Decoupled: The Plight of the Middle Class

October 17, 2013October 17, 2013 American politics, blog, business, economics, financial crisis, manufacturing, middle class, recession

Note: This post is part 1 of a 2 part series. Part 2 will be available on Friday, October 18.

Banks should have to use 50% equity, not 3%-6%

August 26, 2013August 27, 2013 banking reform, blog, business, finance, financial crisis, reform

BY JOSH RUDOLPH Over the summer, US bank regulators announced that the eight largest US banks will have to maintain

2012 Issue Articles

The Disparity Bubble: How Inequality Fed the Financial Crisis

April 1, 2012December 10, 2012 99 percent, financial crisis, inequality, recession

BY JAMES WALSH One of the painful lessons of the Great Recession has been that markets do not operate in

2012 Issue Articles

Smart Stimulus Amid Deepening Debt: Future-Flow Tax Credits

April 1, 2012December 11, 2012 budget, finance, financial crisis, recession, recovery, small business, stimulus, tax credits, United States

By William Werkmeister This article was originally published in the 2012 edition of the Kennedy School Review. Entering 2012, the