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Observations on Enron

In: How I Saw It Analysis and Commentary on Environmental Finance (1999–2005)

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It didn’t make the headlines when Enron collapsed. It didn’t have the human interest stories of financial ruin associated with the loss of jobs and pensions. It lacked political drama and there was no need to debate legislative and regulatory action because it wasn’t associated with investor protection, fraudulent accounting, or inadequate corporate governance. It was only a story about market architecture that ended the same way others ended. However, its effect on risk management and the efficiency of energy markets may prove to be profound…

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  • Richard L. Sandor, 2017. "Observations on Enron," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: How I Saw It Analysis and Commentary on Environmental Finance (1999–2005), chapter 26, pages 107-110, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Keywords

    Environment; Emissions; Trading; Finance; Derivatives; Water; Energy; Carbon; Catastrophe; Weather; Sustainability; Fisheries; Greenhouse Gases; Sulfur Dioxide; Acid Rain;
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    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General

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