Tag Archives: conflict of interest

"Low-level corruption" at high levels. What is "low-level corruption"? No illegal but unethical owing to conflict of interest and principal-agent problem, the principal being the public and the agent being their representative in government. Craig Murray BlogBought PoliticiansCraig Murray, formerly British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee

Dark money and conflict of interest on SCOTUS. Sex scandal is just a canard. The real issues go far deeper. Not that the sex scandal is immaterial. In fact, the GOP seems to have decided it doesn't need educated white women after having previously decided that it doesn't need college-educated white males and non-whites. The "Big Tent" has narrowed to not-college white males and Evangelicals.Wall Street On ParadeThe Kavanaugh Nomination’s Money Trail Leads Back to Clarence Thomas Pam...

Conflict of interest watch. Yes, this is as bad a violation of academic standards as it looks: Henry Farrell: THE PUBLIC CHOICE OF PUBLIC CHOICE: “Now this… ‘financial ties to the Charles Koch Foundation… [but] George Mason University has cited its academic independence… Busted. WCEG — The EquitablogYes, this is as bad a violation of academic standards as it looks: Henry Farrell: The public choice of public choice Brad DeLong

Pompeo — who was recently nominated by Trump to be Secretary of State — failed to disclose his business’ ties to a Chinese government oil and gas company in the questionnaire he was required to fill out to be confirmed as CIA director by the Senate. The HillPompeo failed to disclose ownership of business connected to China Luis Sanchez

Central bank "independence." Say again?Oh, right. Central bank independence means political indolence of technocrats from influence or intrusion on the part of elected representatives. It has nothing to do with influence by financial industry cronies.Real-World Economics Review BlogThe curious silence of the British media regarding Mark Carney and the secretive G30 Norbert HäringAlsoJean-Claude Trichet cannot be chairman of the ECB’s ethics committee any longer