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Yale ICF Winter Break Reading List 2021

By: Electra Ferriello January 13, 2021
Winter Reading List

Below is a list of several new working papers by the Yale SOM finance faculty on a variety of finance related topics including the effects of business restrictions on Covid-19 fatalities, personal investment decisions of high net worth individuals, climate finance, price trends, shadow banks, safe debt markets, returns on corporate bonds, and the effects of Covid-19 on research productivity.

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[Webinar Recap] YBlockchain? Episode 002: Blockchain as a Building Block For The Data Economy, Fueled by Transparency & Trust

By: Diana Barrero Zalles December 16, 2020
Cristina Dolan

The Yale ICF partnered with Yale SOM alumna, Diana Barrero Zalles ’17, to create a series of discussions about blockchain presented through a variety of panels and keynote addresses by leading practitioners and academics in the field. In this webinar recap, Diana expands upon her conversation with Cristina Dolan, Founder and CEO of InsideChains, about the data economy, blockchain innovations and privacy in a connected world.

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[Webinar Recap] YBlockchain? Episode 003: Blockchain & Connected Devices: Resilient Networks and COVID-19 Contact Tracing As a Business Use Case

By: Diana Barrero Zalles December 16, 2020
YBlockchain

The Yale ICF partnered with Yale SOM alumna, Diana Barrero Zalles ’17, to create a series of discussions about blockchain presented through a variety of panels and keynote addresses by leading practitioners and academics in the field. In this webinar recap, Diana details her conversation with Garrett Kinsman, Co-Founder of Nodle.io, and how his company uses blockchain, connected devices and networks. Most relevant to today, Diana and Garrett discussed Nodle Network's development of a wearable device and how the company uses that technology to assist with COVID-19 contact tracing.

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