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Finance

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Finance

Avoiding financial hardships during an unstable economy

Published July 20, 2022

Carey professor shares the biggest financial mistake to avoid and discusses how some "good debt" could benefit consumers in the long run

Q+A

Understanding SWIFT and economic sanctions

Published March 2, 2022

Alessandro Rebucci, an expert in global economics and finance, discusses how economic sanctions could affect Russia and the global economy

Q+A

'Debt roulette' is an important political bargaining chip, finance expert says

Published Nov 24, 2021

As the Dec. 3 deadline to raise the debt ceiling approaches, Kathleen Day discusses the history of the debt limit and why it remains a critical economic and political tool

Illustration of stock market prices rising and falling

Finance

Study shows new real-time method for identifying stock bubbles like GameStop's

Published March 16, 2021

Model developed by finance expert Nicola Fusari uses stock options to determine whether a spike in the price of a particular asset reflects real underlying value or is only a bubble

A seat at the table

Published Spring 2021

Reviewing Sociology Assistant Professor Christy Thornton's new book, 'Revolution in Development' / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Health

Study suggests missed financial payments may be early indicator of dementia

Published Dec 2, 2020

Older adults who go on to be diagnosed with dementia are more likely to miss payments on bills as early as six years before a clinical diagnosis, study suggests

Macroeconomics

Recession appears 'inevitable' amid COVID-19 crisis

Published March 16, 2020

Alessandro Rebucci, an expert in macroeconomics and financial institutions at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, says the shock to the economy caused by coronavirus poses formidable challenges