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Scotland and Brexit, by Duncan Sutherland

Guest post.

Dear Mr. Jorion,

Having read what has appeared in your blog so far about the complexities of the decision taken by the people of England on Thursday (but not by the people of Scotland), I wonder if you are yet aware of a complexity which has just been raised in Scotland today.

June 29, 2016
Paul Jorion at San Patrignano, April 10, 2015

The great challenges of our time, San Patrignano 2015

May 19, 2015
The Troika: Why not take its destiny in our own hands?

This is an English translation of my column Troïka : Il va peut-être falloir s’en occuper nous-mêmes ! of February 27 2015. Thanks to Ioana-Noemy Toma for her kind help !

Jean-Daniel Magnin sends me a newspaper clipping that tells about the actress Emma Thompson stating she will not pay income tax – which she’s in…

March 4, 2015
« Stewardship of Finance » Chair, VUB, lectures resume on Monday September 29 at 4 p.m.

Paul Jorion, Ph.D., holder of the “Stewardship of Finance” Chair at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, will resume his lecturing on Monday September 29 at 4 p.m.

The course is taking place every Monday afternoon at that time in lecture hall D0.03 of building D (central building) of the university, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels. The…

September 15, 2014
On Europe, an answer to Mr François Hollande, president of the French Republic, by Pierre-Yves Dambrine

An English translation of Sur l’Europe, en réponse à Monsieur François Hollande, président de la République, par Pierre-Yves Dambrine by Johan Leestemaker

Invited commentary, in response of a tribune de François Hollande published today May 8 in the…

May 9, 2014
Exorcising animal spirits out of Keynes, by Paul Jorion

Exorcising animal spirits out of Keynes

Paul Jorion, Stewardship of finance chair, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

To be published in a forthcoming issue of the European Journal of Social Theory: special issue on “Rethinking Capitalism”, 2014

Might be referred to as “European Journal of Social Theory (forthcoming): http://www.pauljorion.com/blog_en/?p=1229″

Abstract:

Torn between the duties associated with…

April 20, 2014
VUB, Stewardship of Finance, 8^th lecture, Aristotle : profit, ethics and price formation, December 2, 2013

Aristole : profit, ethics and price formation.

Full information here.

January 16, 2014
VUB, Stewardship of Finance, 7^th lecture, Lord Adair Turner : socially useful and socially useless financial activities, November 25, 2013

Lord Adair Turner : socially useful and socially useless financial activities.

Full information here.

January 16, 2014
VUB, Stewardship of Finance, 6^th lecture, National order and international disorder : tax havens, shadow banking, mafias, November 18, 2013

National order and international disorder : tax havens, shadow banking, mafias

Full information here.

January 16, 2014
SINGING MEANINGFUL WORDS

Oh boy! Only 327 people have watched this on YouTube: Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary fame, about political singing – singing meaningful words! – and earning a living out of it.

Let’s give him a little push!

December 27, 2013
VUB, Stewardship of Finance, 5^th lecture, The financial world and its regulators, November 5, 2013

I’m reminding you that access is free : QB lecture room, every Monday from 4 to 6 P.M., Pleinlaan, 1050 Brussels.

Full information here.

November 9, 2013
European Parliament, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, November 5, 2013

My intervention is part of the filmed account of the session on the Parliament’s own TV channel.

November 9, 2013
“The future of the Eurozone from an interest rate standpoint”, European Parliament, November 5, 2013

Here my contribution to European Parliament, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, November 5, 2013, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The future of the Eurozone can be approached as a logical problem. If not solved, it can at least be significantly clarified when the issue is examined from the single standpoint of…

October 27, 2013
European Parliament, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, November 5, 2013, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

I will be the first speaker at 3:30 p.m.

The full programme can be found here.

October 27, 2013
VUB, Stewardship of Finance, 3^d lecture, Adam Smith’s “invisible hand”, October 14, 2013

I’m reminding you that access is free : QB lecture room, every Monday from 4 to 6 P.M., Pleinlaan, 1050 Brussels.

Full information here.

October 27, 2013
VUB, Stewardship of Finance, 2^nd lecture, Is rational behaviour necessarily ethical?, October 7, 2013

I’m reminding you that access is free : QB lecture room, every Monday from 4 to 6 P.M., Pleinlaan, 1050 Brussels.

Full information here.

October 27, 2013
VUB, Stewardship of Finance, 1^st lecture, The background: The stewardship of finance and the subprime crisis, September 30, 2013

I’m reminding you that access is free : QB lecture room, every Monday from 4 to 6 P.M., Pleinlaan, 1050 Brussels.

Full information here.

October 27, 2013
“Stewardship of Finance”, lectures resume on September 30 at 4 p.m.

My “Stewardship of Finance” lectures at the VUB resume on September 30.

Lectures will be delivered in English, they are held on Mondays from 4 to 6 p.m. in lecture hall QB (2 Pleinlaan, 1050 Brussels); auditors are free to attend.

Lectures are videotaped and can be viewed on YouTube as well…

September 16, 2013
A mail exchange about JP Morgan’s “The Euro area adjustment: about halfway there”, Europe Economic Research, 28 May 2013

From : Paul Jorion
Object : The Euro area adjustment: about halfway there
Date : 21 June 2013 21:33:20 UTC+02:00
To : Malcolm Barr, David Mackie

Good day MM. Barr and Mackie,

I’m writing to you as I receive several mails drawing my attention to the following paragraph of…

June 24, 2013
VUB and ULB, “Stewardship of Finance” chair, Prince Philip and Princess Mathilda of Belgium ask students about their research, Avril 18 2013

Well, call me sentimental, but in a world of confrontation, disarray and dearth of proper answers, the whole occasion was, please forgive me for being so blunt, perfect.

April 29, 2013