Quaker bankers: building trust on the basis of sincerity, reciprocity and charity
Magic, maths and money,
This post follows discussions of the norms sincerity, reciprocity and charity in financial markets. It suggests that the…
This post follows discussions of the norms sincerity, reciprocity and charity in financial markets. It suggests that the…
The Bank of England is seeking to build an 'Open Forum' Building real markets for the good of the people. I am participating…
I was aware of the "mathiness" discussion initiated by the macro-economist Paul Romer, but have only recently read the articles…
Finance is a skeleton that supports the development of a healthy society, not a utility that plumbs the economy together. The…
Tim Johnson, "a mathematician who works on financial problems": Maths and morals, economics and greed: ... Mathematics has…
This piece has been posted on the Res Publica think tank Disraeli Room blog.I recently asked a prominent mathematician who once…
I spent the first part of the week at the eco**2 meeting, sponsored by the British Ecological Society and the LSE's Systemic…
I've never really thought that the fact Greek gods lived off nectar and ambrosia was particularly consequential, but having…
At the IASH meeting on the Human-Business interface I attended last week, Michael Northcott discussed the relationship between…
This is the third of four posts developing my argument that at the heart of financial economics is the principle of balanced…
This post presents details of the argument that mathematical probability emerged between 1564 and 1713 out of the ethical…