Part 2 of our conversation with Avi. We definitely need him back ASAP for more! Special guest: Avi Baranes on financialization in general, and the pharmaceutical industry in particular I’ve been discussing this with Avi in between work since we hired him last year, and have learned a great deal from this promising young (old) Institutional […]

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[#120.2] Avi Baranes on financialization, mergers, and innovation from an (old) institutional economics perspective

Edgy thought-provoking posts, commentaries, and interviews by Dr. Beni Balak on today’s social economics and geopolitical issues helping decipher the misinformation propaganda inflicted on our society by today’s corporate media profiteers and their political facilitators. Dr. Balak is an economics professor at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. He currently teaches various courses on economics, media, and propaganda. Co-hosting the podcast with Dr. Balak, is Jesse Velez, a recently graduated honor student double major in Psychology and International Affairs at Rollins College Hamilton Holt School. Jesse Velez is a retired International Flight Attendant Purser whose experience as a world traveler will add different perspectives to the issues Dr. Balak will be hammering away every week on this new innovative show.

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