Readers & Thinkers: The Paul Samuelson Memorial

Dear All- This past weekend, I flew to Boston to go to Paul Samuelson’s memorial.  Here is a brief summary of the events. First, there were lots of cool characters there, like Solow, Larry Summers, Paul Krugman, Jim Poterba, Larry Samuelson, Ed Phelps, Stan Fischer, Ricardo Cabellero, Amarta Sen, Olivier Blanchard, Robert Merton, Richard Zeckhauser, Stephen Ross, Greg Mankiw, Robert Mundell, and...
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Sound Business: Dolby and the Cinema Experience. Guest: Mr. Ioan Allen

April 26, 2013.  Ioan Allen, Vice President of Dolby Laboratories. From the roar of TIE fighters and hum of lightsabers in Star Wars to the jingling and creaking of bridles and saddles in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, sound is something we almost take for granted in a movie with a great story. Films have long had sound: even silent films featured some kind of live, musical accompaniment....
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The Recovery Theorem and Thoughts about the Field of Finance. Guest: Dr. Stephen Ross

April 23, 2013. Dr. Stephen Ross, Franco Modigliani Professor of Economics at MIT. Creator of the arbitrage pricing theory, agency theory, and co-creator of the binomial option pricing model. Dr. Ross discusses his new theory of recovery which he believes can obtain the market’s implied prediction of future stock prices. He also answers questions about the future of finance and what he...
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Interview with Perianne on Prime Interest

May 24, 2013. Chincarini interviewed on Prime Interest with Perianne Boring about the Crisis of Crowding and fixed for financial system.  
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Should you put your money in real estate?

The real estate market has picked up this year and in some cities, like San Francisco, there is a shortage of inventory and lots of people making frenzied bids on property.  This has led to higher home prices in most cities in 2012 and that trend has continued in 2013 (see Table 1). Many people are asking two questions.  First, should I go buy a house now?  Second, if I don’t want to buy a...
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