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Research and Insights

Office Hours: Reena Aggarwal on Digital Currency in China and its Impact on the Global Economy

Countries across the world are actively exploring the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), and China is positioning itself as the global leader in this new.…

July 27, 2022

In the News

2021 Best Undergraduate Professors: Lizhi Liu, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University

Lizhi Liu, 34, is Assistant Professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, where she’s worked since 2018. She has a PhD in Political Science, an MS in…

March 26, 2022

In the News

Hedge funds oppose SEC’s reform plans after GameStop debacle

“Speculators are not the only ones harmed when a bubble collapses. There is collateral damage to innocent bystanders including buy-and-hold retirement investors in index,…

January 16, 2022

Research and Insights

Office Hours: Xiaofei Zhao on the Effect of Increased Labor Force Telework Flexibility Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic

As companies continue to adapt to remote work, labor force telework flexibility has become a popular arrangement for employees. Information and communication technologies, in…

November 18, 2021

Events

Global Financial Leaders To Convene at Financial Markets Quality Conference, Nov. 16-18

The Center for Financial Markets and Policy at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business is hosting its annual Financial Markets Quality conference virtually Nov. 16…

November 9, 2021

In the News

Why experts are worried about the Trump SPAC

James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University, notes that the limited number of available shares in the days after the merger was announced meant that it wasn’t…

October 26, 2021

In the News

iFit Delays Its Debut As Wobbly Stocks Send A Chill Through The IPO Market

I spoke this week with Reena Aggarwal, who researches markets and IPOs in her work as the director of the Georgetown Center for Financial Markets and Policy. She was quick to…

October 10, 2021

In the News

Is the Stock Market Open at 3 a.m.? This Startup Says It Should Be

James Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University, predicted that 24 Exchange would face an uphill battle to attract trading activity outside of standard U.S. trading…

October 5, 2021

Business and Global Affairs

MSF Program Completes Global Consulting Projects with World-Wide Companies

Students in the Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business completed their Global Consulting Projects working with…

October 4, 2021

In the News

Eyeglass vendor Warby Parker sees $6bn valuation in direct listing

“There will be space for direct listings [in future], but it’s not going to take over the IPO market,” Reena Aggarwal, a professor at Georgetown University and an expert in…

September 29, 2021