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Mon, 19/12/2022 - 21:00
Ieva Sakalauskaite and Qun Harris Following the Global Financial Crisis of 2007–08, some regulators introduced rules on bankers’ bonuses with an aim to mitigate incentives to take excessive risks, and in turn promote financial stability. In a recent paper we use detailed data on remuneration of staff in six large UK banks to look at … Continue reading How does remuneration regulation affect bankers’ pay?
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Mon, 19/12/2022 - 14:52
I finished Melvin Sheldrake’s “Entangled Life” today. The book covers how fungus interact with humans and the rest of life. It’s a great read; each chapter discusses different aspects of fungus. The writing is personal, multi-faceted, kind and curious. One chapter is about lichens, the complex symbiotic forms of algae and fungus that adapt so … Continue reading Entangled Life
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Mon, 19/12/2022 - 11:46
I got my first pet when I was five years old and I’ve had them pretty much ever since. When I was five, we got a terrier mutt that we somehow named “Penny.” My folks allowed Penny to give birth once to demonstrate to my older sister and me something they hoped not to have to explain in plain English…