June 3, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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Yesterday I had an adventure that exemplifies some of the enduringly unique aspects of the Japanese market. I left my office at 5:30 pm and took the thirty minute subway ride to Aoyama for my evening dinner appointment. I arrived … Continue reading
May 1, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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Last week we convened another meeting of our working group of economists, anthropologists, lawyers, psychologists and policy makers interested in how our disciplines could work together in new ways to solve market problems. It is a very smart, high-powered group … Continue reading
February 22, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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The scandal pages coming out of Hong Kong this month are full of intrigue about disputes among family members and various other possible “significant others” over the estate of tycoon Stanley Ho. The Financial Times’ story on all this basically … Continue reading
February 14, 2011
by Annelise Riles
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I spend roughly half of each year in the United States and half in Asia. Thinking about markets and their regulation from these two different vantage points makes you confront, every day, the almost comic level of misunderstanding, misconception, and … Continue reading
October 26, 2010
by Annelise Riles
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Most people think about the debate about health care reform and the debate about financial regulation reform as quite separate problems. But are they really? Every first-year derivatives textbook tells the student that derivatives are a form of insurance—a way … Continue reading