John Welborn (Econ), A Short History of Short Selling

Tuesday April 16 at 7:30 pm, Rocky 3. Welborn is Senior Lecturer in Economics and Mathematics at Dartmouth College, where he teaches courses on finance, regulation, and China.

4/16/2024
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Room 003, Rockefeller Center
Sponsored by
Political Economy Project
Audience
Public
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Henry Clark

What is short selling, and why does it matter? While stock market volumes have expanded greatly in the last 50 years, the internal plumbing of the market is roughly the same as in the 1970s. As a result, short selling scandals arise that frustrate retail investors and policy makers (e.g., Gamestop). Professor Welborn joins us to explain how regulations that govern short selling and trade settlement balance liquidity and accountability but sometimes ignore the interests of retail investors and issuers.

Sponsored by the Political Economy Project.

Location
Room 003, Rockefeller Center
Sponsored by
Political Economy Project
Audience
Public
More information
Henry Clark