Itay Goldstein

Fintech: What’s Real, and What’s Hype

Fintech has the potential to completely reshape the finance industry. A new research initiative aims to clarify where the actual promise lies.

Show Me the Money: Does Going Cashless Hurt Financial Inclusion?

Mar 12, 2019
Public Policy
North America
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The challenges of going cashless in the U.S. -- as evidenced by Philadelphia's recent ban on such establishments -- expose a need to create more and better entry points to[…]

Will New Regulations Avert Another Meltdown?

Wharton experts say that new regulations in the U.S. and Europe since the financial crisis are a good start, but more needs to be done.

A Decade After the Great Recession, Is the Global Financial System Safer?

While regulatory reforms since the global financial crisis have increased the resilience of the banking system, some risks have shifted to less regulated institutions and markets -- creating potential vulnerabilities.

How Junk Bond Funds Can Be an Early Economic Indicator

Sep 04, 2018
Finance
North America
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Former Fed Chair Bernanke: Fed Is ‘Low on Bullets’ to Offset Serious U.S. Slowdown

Wharton's Itay Goldstein and his co-authors have uncovered a very early warning signal on the state of the economy.

Faculty Archive

Fintech: What’s Real, and What’s Hype

Show Me the Money: Does Going Cashless Hurt Financial Inclusion?

Will New Regulations Avert Another Meltdown?

A Decade After the Great Recession, Is the Global Financial System Safer?

How Junk Bond Funds Can Be an Early Economic Indicator