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Sir Howard Davies, Sloan ’80, has packed lots into half a century. At 51, he is now the most powerful regulator of financial services companies in the world.
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Manju Puri, associate professor of finance, has been awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, an honor that carries a $40,000 grant.
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Having gone far down the path less traveled, Jonathan Hayssen, MBA '81, began to wonder if he hadn’t taken a wrong turn.
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May 2002
Volume 70, Number 3

Features

The Regulator
Executive chairman of Britain’s Financial Services Authority, Howard Davies, Sloan ’80, eschews the traditional formality of his country but feels right at home as the most powerful financial services regulator in the world.
BY JOHN O'RYAN

A Natural History of Markets
In his new book, economics professor John McMillan explores markets ranging from ancient bazaars to eBay and explains what makes or breaks a marketplace.
BY JOHN MCMILLAN

Departments

ABOUT THIS ISSUE

DEAN'S COLUMN

SPREADSHEET
What’s Up: News about the GSB and its graduates.

PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
How do you talk risk-averse bankers into investing in low-income neighborhoods?
BY BILL YOUSTRA, MBA ’92

PEOPLE
Richard Scurry, MBA '63
Kristin Majeska, MBA '94

YESTERDAY
Hug Club students in 1985 wanted to make the Business School a friendlier, more cuddly place to get an MBA.

OPINION
If America is to maintain its growth rate, the government needs to invest in future scientists and engineers.
BY PAUL ROMER

SOUTHEAST ASIA
Stories from Bangkok (Jonathan Hayssen, MBA ’81) and Hong Kong (Regina Ip, Sloan ’87) illustrate the diversity of GSB alumni.

FACULTY NEWS

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

FACULTY RESEARCH
Measuring the performance of top-level executives.
Free trade should not be blamed for worker upheaval.
People adapt to predicted outcomes.
The timing of venture capital funding matters

NEWSMAKERS
Who's in the news: A roundup of media mentions.

CALENDAR

IN MEMORIAM

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