Essays

Dependence Corruption and Democracy

August 19, 2024 by Maximilian Laufer (L’25) Business & Political Systems

In part 2 of his series on regulatory capture, Denny Center Student Fellow Maximilian Laufer (L’25) discusses campaign finance and dependence corruption.

A Brief Look at the Implications of Artificial Intelligence on ESG

August 7, 2024 by Guest Post from Corey Mirman (L'24) ESG Technology & Innovation

In part 2 of his examination of ESG principles, Corey Mirman (L'24) considers the potential impact of AI technologies on both ESG investing and the movement overall in this student guest post.

ESG and Friedman's Free-Market Principles

July 24, 2024 by Guest Post from Corey Mirman (L'24) Business & Political Systems ESG

Interested in the intersection of ESG and free market principles? Corey Mirman (L'24) examines ESG, the anti-ESG pushback, and the business judgement rule in this student guest post.

Reaganomics Trickled Down to Basics

May 1, 2024 by Ian Stubbs (L’24) Economic History

Denny Center Student Fellow Ian Stubbs (L'24) breaks down Reaganomics including economic theory, it's implementation, and it's impacts.

Modernization through Coordination: the Money Transmission Modernization Act

April 8, 2024 by Andrew Bellah (L’25) Banking & Finance Business & Political Systems Technology & Innovation

Denny Center Student Fellow Andrew Bellah (L'25) takes a deep dive into the Money Transmission Modernization Act, considering how changes in financial technologies have required responding innovation in law and regulation.

The Changing Landscape of Environmental Regulation

March 5, 2024 by Sophia Fossali (L'24) Business & Political Systems ESG

In the latest installment of her ESG series, Student Fellow Sophia Fossali (L’24) considers the changing landscape of environmental regulation, focusing on the rise of private regulators and their impacts.

Slow But Not Steady: The Fight Against Stagflation in the 1970s

December 12, 2023 by Ian Stubbs (L’24) Economic Crisis Economic History

In his latest piece on economic history, Denny Center Student Fellow Ian Stubbs (L'24) considers the 1970s stagflation crisis and it's implications for modern economic policy.