Accounting
Fixing a Rigged System
Anat R. Admati explains why our financial system still struggles with misconduct.
July 12, 2019
| by
Beth Rimbey
Why is our financial system not in better shape now than it was in 2008? Why does corporate misconduct continue — and what does that mean for American politics? Professor Anat R. Admati thinks that a better public understanding of the financial system could lead to improvements.
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