THE LATEST ARTICLES
Economy & Finance
Big Little Questions to Rethink Poverty: On the contribution of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer
Dr. Estefania Santacreu-Vasut discusses the methodological revolution in economics and the recent Nobel prize of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer.
Economy & Finance
Sense and Suspense: A Nineteenth-century English-literature Perspective to the Modern Firm
Would a modern firm be closer to a Jane Austen's novel than to a firm with a standard business model ?
Economy & Finance
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship seems to be the trending topic and we constantly hear in the medias about success stories of famous people such as Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates, among many others. But do we really know what is an entrepreneur? It seems that opinions on the subject are as many as the reasons that make an entrepreneur successful. The word "entrepreneurship" comes from the French verb "entreprendre" which means "to undertake". Therefore, we have to study further those key actors of the economy.
Economy & Finance
Value-Added Statements: A Powerful Communication Tool
Explanations by accounting professor Adrián Zicari on value-added statement, and its assets for a firm and its stakeholders.
Economy & Finance
HOW SMART IS SMART BETA INVESTING?
Listen to this new podcast in which professor Sofia Ramos explains what smart beta investing is all about.
Economy & Finance
ADAPTING TO THE NEW RISK LANDSCAPE: IS CYBER INSURABLE?
At the question “are cyber risks insurable”, Dr. Michael Dacorogna replied: “Is that really the question? Isn’t the real question “How are insurers going to insure it?”
Economy & Finance
GIVE ME MORE! COLLATERAL VERSUS SCREENING IN LENDING RELATIONSHIPS
How do banks adjust when faced with a sudden rise in capital requirements?
Economy & Finance
Organized Crime Infiltrations in Legal Markets: What Implications for Entrepreneurship?
Organized crime plays a prominent role in a variety of illicit markets, but what role does it play in legal markets?
Economy & Finance
Sense and Suspense: A Nineteenth-century English-literature Perspective to the Modern Firm
Is the modern firm more similar to the story plot in a Jane Austen novel than it is to the firm in the standard economic model?
Economy & Finance
Competitive Compensation and Subjective Well-being: the Effect of Culture and Gender
How do subjects in two different countries, Korea and France, react to tournament incentives and winning.
