Beyond “Unprecedented”: The Post-Pandemic Economy

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Columbia Law School’s new podcast—Beyond “Unprecedented”: The Post Pandemic Economy—takes you behind the scenes to hear from the experts shaping law, policy, and governance. Join Host Eric Talley, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law and co-director of the Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, as he and his colleagues explore the challenges facing small businesses, essential workers, corporate boards, and financial institutions, and discuss the solutions needed to move beyond these unprecedented times. Produced by the Columbia Law School Office of Communications, Marketing, and Public Affairs in conjunction with the Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership.

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    • Dec 16, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 13 EPISODES


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    Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 46:19


    In the venture capital industry, overwhelmingly white male investors provide funding to white male entrepreneurs. In Season 2 episode 4, Professor Eric Talley and Research Fellow Kate Waldock '23 are joined by Columbia Law School professor Talia Gillis and co-founder of Act One Ventures Alejandro Guerrero to discuss how to build racial and gender equity into venture capital deals.

    The Rise—and Results—of Shareholder Activism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 27:34


    Shareholder activists are trying to force corporations to act on climate change and diversity. In S2 Ep3 Anne E. Robinson '94 of Vanguard joins co-hosts Professor Eric Talley and Millstein Center Research Fellow Kate Waldock to discuss when and how institutional investors are willing to join proxy battles. 

    Meme Stock Mania

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 30:16


    Individual investors flooded into the market during the pandemic—with wild results. In S2 Ep2 Professor Josh Mitts joins co-hosts Professor Eric Talley and Millstein Center Research Fellow Kate Waldock to talk about the pandemic phenomenon of meme trading and what it means for market regulation.

    You Can't Hire Me, I Quit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 26:25 Transcription Available


    Do Americans want to go back to work? And on what terms? In episode 1 of "Beyond Unprecedented: The Post-Pandemic Economy," Professor Kate Andrias joins co-hosts Professor Eric Talley and Millstein Center Research Fellow Kate Waldock to discuss the Great Resignation and the future of work.

    Reintroducing Beyond Unprecedented

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 18:54 Transcription Available


    A new season of “Beyond Unprecedented: The Post-Pandemic Economy” examines law, business, and capital markets in a world changed by COVID-19. The hosts kick off the season with NPR's Stacey Vanek Smith to discuss what constitutes the new normal in the current economy. Brought to you by Columbia Law School and the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership.

    Introducing Defending the Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 16:32


    Can lawyers save the planet? In Columbia Law's new limited-series podcast, Defending the Planet, Professor Michael B. Gerrard and leading experts go beyond the headlines and political ping-ponging to discuss combating the climate crisis using one of the most important and effective tools at our disposal: the law. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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    Pandemic Pressures on Global Trade

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 30:10


    In the sixth and final episode of Columbia Law School’s limited-series podcast, host Professor Eric Talley is joined by Professors Anu Bradford and Petros Mavroidis to discuss the effects of the pandemic on global trade and whether the World Trade Organization and the European Union can handle political upheavals exacerbated by the health crisis, Brexit, and the U.S.-China trade war.

    A Shareholder-Stakeholder Smackdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 33:44


    In episode five of Columbia Law’s new limited podcast series, hosted by Professor Eric Talley, corporate governance experts Ira M. Millstein and Leo E. Strine Jr. discuss how companies must begin valuing their workers and their environmental impact as highly as their shareholders in order to survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Helping Small Businesses Survive—and Thrive

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 23:54


    In episode four of Columbia Law’s new limited podcast series, hosted by Professor Eric Talley, Professors Lynnise Pantin and Tim Wu discuss the obstacles and opportunities for small businesses and entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    A New Chapter for Bankruptcy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 26:29


    Columbia Law Professors Eric Talley and Ed Morrison and Millstein Center research fellow Kate Waldock talk about whether bankruptcy can be a lifeline for companies to survive the economic crisis, rather than a death knell—and if there is a coming surge of bankruptcy filings from businesses and individuals alike.

    Can the Fed Rescue Us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 30:45


    Columbia Law Professors Kathryn Judge and Eric Talley along with Visiting Professor Peter Conti-Brown explore the mechanisms the Federal Reserve Bank can use to help the U.S. economy recover from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Essential—and Broke

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 24:54


    Columbia Law Professors Michael Graetz, Katharina Pistor, and Eric Talley discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the ways law and public policy favor the wealthy and fail to protect the vast majority of the 99 percent.

    Introducing Beyond “Unprecedented”: The Post-Pandemic Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 3:04


    Listen to Columbia Law School’s new podcast on the post-pandemic economy with host Eric Talley, Sulzbacher Professor at Columbia Law School and faculty co-director of the Millstein Center. Produced by Columbia Law School in conjunction with the Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership.

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