What “Trading Places” Tells Us About Markets

Still very funny after 40 years, “Trading Places” reminds us of the Eddie Murphy Rule and why markets depend on information.

What We Need to Know About a Very Big Bank

Looking closely at banking competition takes us to balance sheets, regulation, competitive market structures, and JPMorgan Chase.

Throwback Thursday: The Best Banking Regulation

Today’s #TBT will look back at the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. But first… Financial Trust The Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index is a trust yardstick. Answered by approximately one thousand participants, the Index survey touches topics that range from…

Dodd-Frank: When Is A Law Too Long To Obey?

With debated impact, a little more than half of the thousands of rules necessary for implementing the financial regulation in Dodd-Frank have been written.