Inside Job is a feature length documentary that examines the causes of the 2007–2008 global financial crisis. Through interviews with academics, policymakers and financial insiders it traces how deregulation, conflicts of interest and excessive risk taking created a fragile financial system that ultimately collapsed.
Use in class
This documentary can support courses in finance, business ethics and public policy. It helps students link abstract concepts like moral hazard, regulatory capture and systemic risk to concrete events and decisions. It also invites critical discussion of executive incentives, the role of rating agencies and the responsibilities of regulators.
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