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October 10, 2016
The Science of Contracts Behind the 2016 Economics Nobel

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Contracts help human beings do what at times seems impossible. They help us cooperate and trust each other.

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October 3, 2016
Bettors Put Their Money on Clinton

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is leading in opinion polls after her first debate against Republican nominee Donald Trump.

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September 29, 2016
How a Sputtering IPO Market Could Spawn a New Breed of Banker

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September 28, 2016
Yellen’s Moves Are Policy, Not Politics

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — In Monday’s presidential debate, Republican nominee Donald Trump accused Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen of “doing political things”

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September 28, 2016
How Dodd-Frank Is Squeezing the Middle Class

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – The 2010 Dodd-Frank regulatory overhaul was supposed to create a level playing field among home bu

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September 13, 2016
How Wells Fargo Betrayed Its Customers

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Finance professor Clifford Rossi at th

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September 1, 2016
Smith Welcomes New Faculty Members

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is happy to welcome six new full-time faculty members for the 2016-2017 academic year. New faculty joined the Smith School in August in following areas:

Decision, Operations and Information Technologies

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August 31, 2016
Buffett’s Wealth and the Role of Luck

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett’s 86th birthday on Tuesday prompted a CNBC writer to explore Buffett’s interpretation of luck as a success factor i

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August 24, 2016
New ‘Flash Boys’ Exchange Is No Disruptor

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — The 2014 book “Flash Boys” resonated with investors fed up with a market “rigged” in favor of high-frequency traders who use sophisticated software and algorithms to trade in and out of stocks in milliseconds. Now, t

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August 23, 2016
Audio: Assessing the Latest Drug Pricing Scandal

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Executives at pharmaceutical company Mylan have come under attack for giving themselves raises while boosting the price of a lifesaving injection device by more th

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