RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jason Furman, June 2008, Hamilton Project Discussion Paper
In this overview paper, Jason Furman examines reasons why markets that could reduce risks are missing and what the government can do to foster markets in these areas. He xplains that certain laws and regulations, market failures and behavioral biases of consumers act as barriers to market formation. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, June 05, 2008
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC
Hurricanes, retirement, home-buying and tax-base erosion all pose financial risks. Yet markets to reduce these risks are elusive. The Hamilton Project at Brookings released papers at a discussion on how sound public policy can play a critical role in helping to foster new markets or expand existing markets in ways that could provide widely shared benefits. Read More
VIDEO
Richard Thornburgh and Martha Raddatz, May 30, 2008
Former U.S. Attorney General Richard Thornburgh examines today’s corporate culture and finds that, while it is replete with good corporate citizens, we've seen a culture of greed and failure to observe basic fiduciary duties in the first part of this decade. Thornburgh says it is time for a system of corporate best practices for good governance.
PAST EVENT
Friday, May 16, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Wing Thye Woo, May 14, 2008, The Brookings Institution
PAST EVENT
Friday, April 11, 2008
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Washington, DC
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Lex Rieffel, April 09, 2008, The Brookings Institution
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jason Furman, April 06, 2008, Des Moines Register
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Peter Blair Henry and Diego Sasson, March 2008, The Brookings Institution
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Matt Fellowes, February 22, 2008, The Brookings Institution
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
H. Peyton Young, January 14, 2008, The Financial Times
PAST EVENT
Thursday, January 10, 2008
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC