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He is a faculty research fellow for the national bureau of economic research, a research fellow for the center for economic policy research and a fellow for the european governance institute. He codeveloped the financial trust index, which is designed to monitor the level of trust that americans have toward their financial system. Jun 21, 2012 buy capitalism for the people by zingales, luigi isbn. Rajan and zingales argue that financial markets are critical for spreading the opportunities generated by capitalism. Mccormack distinguished service professor of entrepreneurship and finance and the david g.
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