Prof. JJ Prescott will discuss three of his recent papers supporting banning noncompetition agreements in employment contracts, including the use and impact of noncompetes on employees, the role of noncompetes in employee mobility, and the subjective...
Professor Sanjukta Paul will discuss her draft chapter, part of a larger book project, that the surrounding developments in the law, in economic thought, and in the organization of economic activity. March, 2023.
Jeffery Zhang presents his research, co-authored with Jeremy Kress, which argues that using the term “macroprudential” to describe modern financial regulation is a myth. February, 2023.
Debotri Dhar will explore the insights a mixed-methods study can offer to our gendered understandings of violence, vulnerability and risk, and discuss innovative policy measures. November 2022.
Professor Seyhun and his collaborators investigate racial differences in insider trading behavior by corporate leaders to evaluate whether African-American corporate executives have equal access to networks that generate valuable insider information ...
With sovereign debt soaring, the issues of "how much debt is too much debt" and "what to do about it'' are likely to move once again from the technocratic realm of "quiet politics" into the electoral realm of "loud politics." This study extends our u...
Do corporate control transactions discipline the labor force? Professors Yimfor and Tookes use the investment advisory industry as a laboratory to test whether there are improvements in employee misconduct following M&A events ("misconduct synergies'...
“Insider giving” is a potent substitute for insider trading. Professor Seyhun and co-authors S. Burcu Avci, Cindy A. Schipani, and Andrew Verstein show that insider giving is far more widespread than previously believed.
Margaret Anadu has spearheaded much of the big banks' efforts to invest in underserved areas and particularly communities of color. She will discuss how banks can help create opportunity for underserved communities, in conversation with Towsley Found...
Hosted by the African Studies Center and organized as part of U-M's Africa Week, bringing together thought leaders in higher education, industry, and government to discuss key issues and opportunities that will shape Africa in future decades.
Peter Adriaens explains how Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) measurement, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) are important in managing growth and climate risks in the capital markets. February 2021...
Linda Tesar reviews some recent evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on economic activity in the US and abroad and discusses some of the ways that macroeconomists have begun to model the "COVID shock" and its economic effects.
Luke Shaefer discusses the questions of principle and practicality in this journey, as well as the expected impacts on child poverty were it to become law.
Central banks serve many roles within the modern financial system, but as technology advances, there is a potential for these roles to change. This session will lay out the different utility functions of current financial systems, with a focus on cen...
To combat the financial impacts of COVID-19, central banks have implemented a variety of emergency response programs. This session reviews how those programs are changing the role of the central bank and how they interact with inclusion.
Mr. Mu Changchun, Director-General of the Digital Currency Institute at the People’s Bank of China, discusses eYuan, ANT financial, and China’s approach to digital currency with Dean Michael Barr of the Ford School of Public Policy.
Around the world, entrepreneurs and investors are creating new technologies and business models that have pushed the boundaries of what is, or is not, a financial service. Regulatory responses have been mixed, with some jurisdictions enthusiastically...
Kaitlin Asrow of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco leads a panel discussion with former CGAP Senior Financial Sector Consultant David Medine, Sopnendu Mohanty of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and iSPIRT’s Siddharth Shetty.
Chris Brummer of Georgetown Law School takes a deep dive on CBDCs with former CFTC Commissioner Chris Giancarlo, economist Dr. Lisa Cook from Michigan State University, Morgan Ricks of Vanderbilt Law School, and Bejoy Das Gupta of eCurrency. Learn mo...
The National Bank of Cambodia is innovating fast. In this keynote address, Her Excellency Chea Serey describes the evolving role of the central bank in currency, data, cybersecurity, and supervision.
The 2020 Central Bank of the Future Conference concludes with a discussion between Governor Patrick Njoroge of the Central Bank of Kenya and Christopher Calabia of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
They talk about how central banks can encourage...
Daniel Gorfine of the Digital Dollar Project offers an easy-to-follow primer on the basics of central bank digital currencies at the 2020 Central bank of the Future Conference.
Timothy Massad, Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and former Chairman of the CFTC, kicks off Day 2 of the 2020 Central Bank of the Future Conference.
