Lecture 8 Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What is a whistleblower?
A
Person who reveals information about an illegal activity
2
Q
Name one incentive to whistleblow and one incentive to not whistleblow
A
To blow: ethics doing the right thing
Not blow: future career at risk
3
Q
Why does investigative journalism play a role in providing whistleblowers a plaftorm?
A
It turns private risks into public awareness
4
Q
What is short selling?
A
Strategy that speculates on the decline in a stock’s price
5
Q
Why is margin calls a challenge of short selling?
A
Short sellers need to have sufficient margin at stock exchanges
6
Q
What is short squeeze?
A
Gamestop -> retail bet against short sellers
7
Q
What does the FCS do? And why is it a collective solution?
A
It sets forest management standards
-> because governments ngo etc work together
