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Conversations with History – Niall Ferguson

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conversation, drawing on insights from the biological sciences, Ferguson describes the rise and evolution of finance focusing on insurance, banks, and the bond market. Using the examples of housing and the US China economic relationship, Ferguson demonstrates the way history can inform our understanding of the current financial crisis. He also reflects on the implications of the financial crisis for American global hegemony. globetrotter.berkeley.edu globetrotter.berkeley.edu … UC …

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January 13th, 2010 at 8:31 pm

Conversations With History: The Ascent of Money

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Niall Ferguson for a discussion of his new book, “The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World.” Drawing on insights from the biological sciences, Ferguson describes the rise and evolution of finance focusing on insurance, banks, and the bond market. Using the examples of housing and the US China economic relationship, Ferguson demonstrates the way history can inform our understanding of the current financial crisis. He also reflects on the implications of the financial …

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December 1st, 2009 at 5:32 pm

Niall Ferguson: The Financial Crisis -4

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Niall Ferguson – renowned professor of History and Business Administration at Harvard, Senior Research Fellow at Oxford and the Hoover Institute, and author of “The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World” – provides a riveting historical perspective on the financial crisis. He discusses at length: (a) the historically bumpy evolution of the financial system via periodic crisis; (b) the boom-bust cycle of assets prices due to never changing human psyche; (c) the severity of the …

Niall Ferguson: The Financial Crisis -5

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Niall Ferguson – renowned professor of History and Business Administration at Harvard, Senior Research Fellow at Oxford and the Hoover Institute, and author of “The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World” – provides a riveting historical perspective on the financial crisis. He discusses at length: (a) the historically bumpy evolution of the financial system via periodic crisis; (b) the boom-bust cycle of assets prices due to never changing human psyche; (c) the severity of the …

Niall Ferguson: The Financial Crisis -2

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Niall Ferguson – renowned professor of History and Business Administration at Harvard, Senior Research Fellow at Oxford and the Hoover Institute, and author of “The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World” – provides a riveting historical perspective on the financial crisis. He discusses at length: (a) the historically bumpy evolution of the financial system via periodic crisis; (b) the boom-bust cycle of assets prices due to never changing human psyche; (c) the severity of the …

Niall Ferguson: The Financial Crisis -6

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Niall Ferguson – renowned professor of History and Business Administration at Harvard, Senior Research Fellow at Oxford and the Hoover Institute, and author of “The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World” – provides a riveting historical perspective on the financial crisis. He discusses at length: (a) the historically bumpy evolution of the financial system via periodic crisis; (b) the boom-bust cycle of assets prices due to never changing human psyche; (c) the severity of the …

Niall: The Financial Crisis -1

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Niall Ferguson – renowned professor of History and Business Administration at Harvard, Senior Research Fellow at Oxford and the Hoover Institute, and author of “The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World” – provides a riveting historical perspective on the financial crisis. He discusses at length: (a) the historically bumpy evolution of the financial system via periodic crisis; (b) the boom-bust cycle of assets prices due to never changing human psyche; (c) the severity of the …


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