How much does finance benefit society?

The financial crisis that erupted in 2007 has generated feelings of deep aversion towards finance among the public. Zingales (2015) urges the economics profession not to underestimate these feelings, noting that economists tend to overestimate the benefits of finance and to ignore that the ‘best for...

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Main Authors: Giancarlo Bertocco, Andrea Kalajzic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2018-12-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:https://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/PSLQuarterlyReview/article/view/14067/pdf