Robert Shiller On Finance As A Force For Good

Steve Scher
04/03/2012 at 9:00 a.m.

Robert Shiller On Finance As A Force For Good: Can our much?maligned financial industry hold the key to shared prosperity? A decade?long economic slump of slow?to?no job growth, shrinking retirement accounts and headlines about massive CEO bonuses and subprime mortgages have people occupying Wall Street in protest. But Robert Shiller says finance has the power to change itself. Shiller is a professor of economics at Yale University and author of "Finance and the Good Society." He calls for a reinvention of the financial sector into an innovative force for society's well?being. Are you buying?

Weekday Archive ? Taj Mahal Trio: We revisit some of our conversation with Grammy award?winning musician Taj Mahal about his four?decade?long career in blues, roots and world music. He got started in the 1960s playing a genre of music that wasn't getting much attention at the time, and almost became a farmer instead of a musician. Don't miss the music!

The Weather And Hike Of The Week: Michael Fagin suggests a hike that matches the week's weather forecast.

Related Event

Robert Shiller talks about "Finance and the Good Society" at Town Hall Seattle tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Guest(s)

Robert Shiller is a Yale economics professor and copublisher of the S&P/Case?Shiller Housing Index. His latest book is "Finance and the Good Society."

Taj Mahal is a composer, multi?instrumentalist and vocalist. Since 1967, he's released 50 albums and been featured on dozens more. He won a Grammy award for his 1987 album Senor Blues and his 2008 album Maestro.

Michael Fagin is with West Coast Weather, LLC. His blog, Fagin's Weather World suggests hikes to match the weather forecast.

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