Topics:
- Bernard Mandeville's "Private vices, public benefits"
- Did the economy in Smith's days justify his "invisible hand" hypothesis?
- Smith's "invisible hand" vs. Aristotle's "philia" (goodwill)
- Alan Greenspan's error (23 October 2008 Congressional hearing)
- The limits of self-regulation: Goldman Sachs' ABACUS deal
Guest lecture by Paul Jorion on Thursday, 18 October, 2012 - 15:00 to 18:00 at Vrije Universiteit Brussel because of Stewardship of Finance.
'Stewardship of Finance' is sponsored by six major insurance companies and will focus on research as well as on education. Behind its foundation lies the believe that the current financial crisis has shown that a moral reflection is most certainly necessary.
The chair starts on Thursday 4 October 2012. The famous Belgian anthropologist, Paul Jorion will give the inaugural speech and several guest lectures.
http://www.vub.ac.be/en/chair/stewardship-finance
