Hockett
Americannoun
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“There’s a public ritual that lawmakers feel a need to engage in to yell about ‘holding the fat cats responsible,’” said Bob Hockett, a Cornell law professor who specializes in finance.
From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2023
“The big national banks are operating in the global capital markets,” said Robert Hockett, a professor at Cornell Law School and banking expert.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023
Mr. Hockett and others argue that insuring all deposits could improve the banking system.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023
“It would be very easy through finance regulation to require banks and firms to absorb the risks of harm to people through climate change,” Hockett said.
From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2021
Charlie Ledley and Ben Hockett returned from Las Vegas on January 30, 2007, convinced that the entire financial system had lost its mind.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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