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Georgetown University Is Offering a Blockchain-Focused Course This Spring

McDonough School of Business recently announced that it will offer its first fintech class, and that it will introduce students to the fundamentals of financial technology and…

January 23, 2018

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Stock Markets Wrap Up Best Year Since 2013 As Investors Shrug Off Bad News

“What we have is a big inequality problem in the United States that has not been getting better,” said James J. Angel, a Georgetown University finance.…

December 29, 2017

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Georgetown McDonough Offers New Fintech Class

In spring 2018, Georgetown McDonough will offer a new elective focused on how fintech and blockchain are disrupting financial systems and impacting business. FINC 258 is designed…

December 5, 2017

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After The Faster Payments Task Force, What Next?

“We need an ecosystem that allows anyone to pay anyone they want, anyway they want in an efficient, safe manner,” adds James Angel, associate professor at the McDonough…

December 4, 2017

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Financial Markets Quality Conference Discusses Critical Issues

Recent events continue to raise a number of questions about the quality of financial markets. On Oct. 10, the Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy (new window) and…

November 17, 2017

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Bali Receives Distinguished Achievement in Research Award

Turan Bali, Robert S. Parker Chair of Business Administration at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, was awarded the 2017 Distinguished Achievement in Research…

November 14, 2017

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The Fintech Frontier

Where finance and technology converge, you’ll find disruption, innovation, opportunity — and.…

November 2, 2017

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Twelve New Faculty Join Georgetown McDonough

This year Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business welcomed four new tenured and tenure-track faculty members, as well as eight visiting faculty members,…

September 20, 2017

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Why Lottery Winners Make Dangerous Neighbors

Why the negative ripple effect? When people win the lottery, they often spend some of the money on envy-inducing goodies like new cars, boats, and supersized TVs. Researchers say…

August 18, 2017

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On Healthcare, GOP Continues to Snatch Defeat from Jaws of Victory

An op-ed by Jim Angel, finance professor: “It is no surprise that yet another attempt to ‘repeal and replace’ or maybe just ‘repeal’ or maybe just ‘pass something so…

August 4, 2017