Why financial scandals are as old as literature itself
In short: From the pages of Charles Dickens to the collapse of Lehman Brothers, financial fraud is a recurring human narrative. This lecture explores the recurring patterns of greed and deception that have shaped the history of global finance.
Professor Michael Mainelli examines the cyclical nature of financial scandals, tracing their lineage from 18th-century bubbles like the South Sea Bubble to modern-day collapses. He notes that even 19th-century literature, such as the works of Charles Dickens, captured the same types of fraud that continue to surface in contemporary markets.
The symposium analyzes specific historical failures including the Kingdom of Poyais bonds, the BCCI scandal, and the collapse of Lehman Brothers. By studying these 'ghosts of scandals past,' the lecture aims to determine whether the future of finance is improving or if the mechanisms for scandal remain fundamentally unchanged.
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