How capitalism can help solve 21st century problems: A comparative EU-US perspective
via Roentgen 1, 3rd floor, room 3-e4-sr03
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The world is encountering multiple crises - climate change, droughts, floods, energy shortages, food insecurity, and pandemics, to name a few. The talk will explore whether and to what extent the capitalist system might have been the cause of these crises, but also how it can offer solutions to them. The discussion will also ask how the differences between the US and Europe can help deal with the challenges of the 21st century.
Speaker: Colin Mayer (Said School of Business)
Moderator: Brunella Bruno (IEP@BU)
Discussant: Marco Ventoruzzo (Bocconi University)
Colin Mayer is the Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Colin Mayer researches in the fields of corporate finance, governance, regulation, taxation and the role of the corporation in co ...
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Brunella Bruno is a tenured researcher in Bocconi University's Finance Department. Her primary research interest lies in empirical banking, with a focus on the effects of regulation and supervision on bank behavior. Her most recent research explores ...
Marco Ventoruzzo is Full Professor of Corporate Law and Financial Markets Regulation. His research interests cover corporate law, corporate governance, financial structure of business organizations, securities regulation, and takeovers.