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Frugal innovation

Co-author of recently published book 'Jugaad Innovation', Professor Jaideep Prabhu argues that a frugal and flexible approach to innovation can generate breakthrough growth not only in the developing world but also in the West.

Zero interest and growing fast

From humble beginnings, Islamic finance is now a trillion dollar industry and growing at a rate some in the West find alarming. A new analysis suggests it can be accommodated by the existing global financial system for everyone's benefit.

The Crisis of Shareholder Primacy

If we want to prevent the next financial crisis, a new model of corporate governance is needed to replace shareholder primacy in financial institutions. Gates Scholar Mike Marin explains why.

Head of World Bank to deliver prestigious Roskill Lecture at Churchill College

The President of the World Bank, Robert B Zoellick, is to deliver the biennial Roskill Lecture at Cambridge University's Churchill College this evening, one of the most prestigious events in the University calendar.

Who owns the City?

Foreign investors now own the majority of City of London offices, according to a new study from the Department of Land Economy.

Open and transparent

An exciting venture dedicated to the sharing of knowledge and information, the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) is creating a worldwide ecosystem of searchable data and the tools to interpret that data. Founded by Cambridge economist Rufus Pollock, OKF has big ambitions in fields that range from sonnets to statistics.

A Greek tragedy in health?

Cambridge-led research documents rises in HIV, heroin use, prostitution, homicides and suicides in the wake of the Greek financial crisis.

Navigating the choppy waters of risk

Whether or not the planned intervention in the organisation of international banking sector succeeds, it will certainly impact on the City of London. Adrian Leonard, an Affiliate Researcher at the Centre for Financial History at Newnham College and the Centre for Risk Studies at Judge Business School, thinks his research into the history of the London insurance market offers hints for today's policymakers.

Biology, training, and profit sharing make best traders

Cambridge researchers have identified a group of traders consistently able to outperform the market, even during the credit crisis.