Category: Pierre-Christian Fink

Announcement
New Debates in the Sociology and Political Economy of Finance

Virtual Event (no registration required) https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97691265539

Monday, June 12, 2023 from 12pm to 3pm ET

Financial sociologists contribute important insights to analyses of today’s political economy. This event convenes the authors of nine recent books – all published since 2020 – into a series of panel conversations.
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New Debates in the Sociology and Political Economy of Finance”

Live Zoom Panel - Wednesday, April 19, 11 am - 12 pm ET
Reminder: Sociological Perspectives on the Bank Failures of 2023

Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/92491232615
Following the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, as well as the forced acquisition of Credit Suisse, banks are back in the headlines. This panel considers recent events in light of the flowering of sociological research since the financial crisis of 2008.

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Reminder: Sociological Perspectives on the Bank Failures of 2023”

Live Zoom Panel - Wednesday, April 19, 11 am - 12 pm ET
Sociological Perspectives on the Bank Failures of 2023

The recording is now available for viewing: Video Link
Following the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, as well as the forced acquisition of Credit Suisse, banks are back in the headlines. This panel considers recent events in light of the flowering of sociological research since the financial crisis of 2008.

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Sociological Perspectives on the Bank Failures of 2023”

Current Scholarship
Caught between Frontstage and Backstage: The Failure of the Federal Reserve to Halt Rule Evasion in the Financial Crisis of 1974

Pierre-Christian Fink, Harvard University and Hebrew University Jerusalem

Based on original archival evidence from the financial crisis of 1974, this article discusses regulators who publicly pretend to stay within their mandate, which renders re-regulation of rule evasion less likely. The finding contributes a new explanation for why periods of instability so rarely lead to change.
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Caught between Frontstage and Backstage: The Failure of the Federal Reserve to Halt Rule Evasion in the Financial Crisis of 1974”