upheaval in emerging markets. The student-led discussion reviewed the accuracy of employment numbers and how the news relates to the Federal Reserve’s tapering decisions. A second markets dialogue covered international banking topics and the implementation of Dodd-Frank reforms in the financial sector.
Lunchtime Discussions with Faculty Faculty lunches in the spring of 2014 included Steven Mandis, an ex–Goldman Sachs trader, faculty member at Columbia Business School, and author of What Happened to Goldman Sachs. On April 1, he offered students his interpretation of Goldman Sachs’ business tenets. On April 8, William Deringer, lecturer in the history department at Columbia College, covered bubbles, shifts in market behaviors, and ethical standards.
Top: Professor Richard Robb, director of the International Finance and Economic Policy (IFEP) concentration, at the Fall Gala Middle: IFEP students at the Fall Gala Bottom: Professor Andrea Bubula (right), executive director of the IFEP concentration, at the Fall Gala
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