Canada stagnates while the US charges ahead: why VC in Canada is doing so poorly

Published: 30 March 2017

In a recent piece for Asia Times, Desautels Professor Reuven Brenner shines a light on Canada’s VC culture, contrasting its sluggish returns with those of the US, which outstrips its northern...

Paris sportifs : l’affaire Donaghy. Par Reuven Brenner et Aaron Brown

Published: 12 February 2013

Cet article, qui conclut un édito en deux parties sur les paris sportifs, est basé sur le livre World of Chance des auteurs publié en 2008 par les auteurs. La première partie est intitulée Le sport...

Central Banks and Illusions of Independence

Published: 13 September 2013

While much attention is now paid to personalities of incoming central bankers, far less attention is paid to debating central banks' mandates in light of the unusual fiscal and financial...

How Far Down Do You Define Deviancy in Ferguson?

Published: 28 November 2014

The late Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s celebrated phrase “defining deviancy down” first appeared in a 1993 essay in The American Scholar. “I proffer the thesis,” wrote Moynihan, “that, over the past...

What do shareholders ‘own’?

Published: 8 February 2016

During a recent roundtable, I was startled when a participant brought me a recent Financial Times (Nov. 10, 2015) article, titled “Shareholders think they own the company – they are wrong,”...

Professor Brenner marks launch of American Affairs

Published: 23 February 2017

Professor Reuven Brenner of the Desautels Faculty of Management was in Manhattan, NY on February 21 to mark the inauguration of American Affairs, a quarterly journal of public policy and political...

What Does a 'Two-State Solution' Mean?

Published: 13 September 2013

In light of what is going on the Middle East, and the efforts of US Secretary of State John Kerry to restart negotiations to reach a ''two-state'' solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, it is...

Asia and a happy future for opera

Published: 15 August 2014

With classical music's popularity thriving in Asia (as millions of youngsters in China in particular are studying piano and violin from early age), and with the financial difficulties facing...

How many immigrants can Europe accommodate?

Published: 25 September 2015

Written by Reuven BrennerEurope is now facing a prospect similar to what the US has been facing for decades: the march of millions upon its borders. But whereas the US got millions of immigrants...

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