Franklin Edwards
- Arthur F. Burns Professor Emeritus of Free and Competitive Enterprise
- Economics Division
- Areas of Expertise
- Macroeconomics
- Contact
- Office: 525 Uris
- Phone: (212) 8544202
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Links
- Personal Website
Professor Edwards is a specialist in financial markets and institutions, financial regulation and derivatives markets. He teaches courses on futures markets and contemporary issues in financial markets. Edwards has written dozens of books and articles on topics in banking, financial markets and derivatives, including a textbook, Futures and Options. In his recent book, the New Finance: Regulations and Financial Stability, he argues that financial regulation must be reformed to make it more compatible with today’s market realities. His current research is on the effects of the rapidly growing mutual fund industry on the stock market and on financial stability.
- Education
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BA, Bucknell, 1958; MA, 1960; PhD, Harvard, 1964; JD, New York University, 1968
- Joined CBS
- 1966
All Activities
- Case ID
- 100601
Corporate Governance at Hewlett-Packard 1999-2005
Hewlett-Packard and Corporate Governance: How should a board of directors with dissenting voices handle conflict among its members while maintaining a fruitful relationship with its chief executive and shareholders?
- Case ID
- 80602
The Foreign Corrupt Practice Act: What You Should Know
What should every business professional know about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)?
- Case ID
- 80601
Cablevision
As the family controlling a cable operator seeks to take the company private, how should the board handle a situation where various stakeholders are at odds?