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Finance is shrouded in mystery for outsiders, while many insiders are uneasy with the disrepute of their profession. How can finance become more accessible and also recover its nobility? Harvard Business School professor Mihir Desai takes up the cause of restoring humanity to finance. With deft wit, he draws upon a rich knowledge of literature, film, history, and philosophy to explain finance's inner workings.

Harvard Business School professors discuss and debate current events that sit at the crossroads of business and culture. Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee engage in a spirited discussion on a range of topics torn from the headlines — from Facebook, to free trade, to the #MeToo movement. Informed by their unique expertise as professors at one of the world’s leading business schools, their takes are always surprising, unconventional, and insightful.

Las finanzas han sacudido la economía una y otra vez. De manera similar, en la academia y en la práctica, éstas se han vuelto más especializadas, más difíciles de entender y más alejadas de las vidas de las personas, con un rasgo, incluso, que intimida a la gente. Mihir A. Desai, profesor de Harvard Business School, propone un nuevo acercamiento.

This book captures Desai’s lucid exploration of the ideas of finance as seen through the unusual prism of the humanities. Through this novel, creative approach, Desai shows that outsiders can access the underlying ideas easily and insiders can reacquaint themselves with the core humanity of their profession. The mix of finance and the humanities creates unusual pairings: Jane Austen and Anthony Trollope are guides to risk management; Jeff Koons becomes an advocate of leverage; and Mel Brooks’s The Producers teaches us about fiduciary responsibility.

David Brook, Ankur Desai and Mihir Bose discuss the world of cricket. A brand new show for all cricket lovers; informative, passionate, funny, but above all not parochial. Finally a cricket podcast that covers the whole world game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.