You are here

Finance

Insights

An illustration of the Union Jack overlayed with British revolutionaries taking the scepter from King Charles I
April 29, 2015
Written

Saumitra Jha: How Financial Innovation Helped Start the English Civil War (and Why That’s Important Today)

A Stanford scholar explains why financial mechanisms could be useful to align diverse interests.

Insights

Kat Taylor and ranch manager Jeremiah Stent on the TomKat Ranch, in Pescadero, California. | Jim Wilson/The New York Times/Redux
June 17, 2015
Written

Kat Taylor: Changing the Face of Philanthropy

A bank CEO explains what finance, food and climate change have to do with charitable giving.

Insights

Customers at a bank | Reuters/Paul Hackett
March 24, 2015
Written

Back to the Future: Do Banks Really Learn from Long-term Relationships?

A pair of economists examine whether banks acquire any special wisdom from repeat borrowers.

Insights

Darrell Duffie
May 11, 2015
Video

Darrell Duffie: Are China’s Financial Markets Opening Up?

A professor of finance explores the burgeoning economy and its opportunities for further growth.

Insights

The U.S. Federal Reserve building
February 10, 2015
Written

Kenneth Singleton: New Research Could Give Policymakers More Tools to Foresee Economic Calamity

A better way to measure risk premiums in bond markets and, maybe, understand the links between economic activity and yields.

Latest Stories in Finance

June 17, 2015
Written

Kat Taylor: Changing the Face of Philanthropy

A bank CEO explains what finance, food and climate change have to do with charitable giving.
June 9, 2015
Written

George Foster: Are Startups Really Job Engines?

Entrepreneurship can be personally rewarding and good for the economy, if we wipe the stardust from our eyes.
May 19, 2015
Written

Anat Admati: Are Banks Safe Now?

A scholar and a former regulator both warn that safeguards are lacking to prevent another financial crisis.
May 11, 2015
Video

Darrell Duffie: Are China’s Financial Markets Opening Up?

A professor of finance explores the burgeoning economy and its opportunities for further growth.
April 30, 2015
Written

The Recommended List by Stanford GSB Professors

Those in the know share where to go to learn more about reward and related topics.
April 30, 2015
Written

What Does Reward Mean to You?

Five Stanford scholars share their insights on the topic of reward.
April 29, 2015
Written

Saumitra Jha: How Financial Innovation Helped Start the English Civil War (and Why That’s Important Today)

A Stanford scholar explains why financial mechanisms could be useful to align diverse interests.
April 27, 2015
Video

Darrell Duffie: Understanding China’s Financial System

A finance professor says doing business on a global scale requires understanding what makes China tick.
April 17, 2015
Written

Preet Bharara: A Culture of Silence Can Hurt a Firm

A U.S. Attorney gives tips for following your moral compass.
March 24, 2015
Written

Back to the Future: Do Banks Really Learn from Long-term Relationships?

A pair of economists examine whether banks acquire any special wisdom from repeat borrowers.