The Lo down

摘要

It began as a review of three books on the financial crisis for a wonky journal. Currently, the book count stands at 21 and although the official publication date is still in the future, the draft* already has a life of its own in policymaking circles. In 2010 Andrew Lo, a professor at mit's Sloan School of Management, was asked by the Journal o/Economic Literature to write a review of three or four of the more important academic books on the crisis. The initial sample, he thought, was too small. There were lots of useful books on the topic, from journalists as well as academics. Widening the spectrum would also highlight areas of disagreement between authors.