Brooke Harrington

Presentation

My research examines the social underpinnings of money and markets. I’ve investigated this question in a variety of empirical domains, ranging from amateur investors in the United States to the global wealth management profession. I''m interested in how things get done--what social actors like investors and professionals actually do--and how that aggregates to the macro-level of financial markets, culture and political institutions. My work intersects with the literatures of political economy, anthropology, social psychology and behavioral finance. Most recently, Harvard University Press published my book on offshore finance and wealth management, titled Capital without Borders: Wealth Management and the One Percent. Previously, my research examined the effects of diversity and decision-making processes on the performance of investment groups.

Primary research areas

• Economic Sociology
• Organizational Sociology
• Professions
• Inequality
• Small Groups

Courses

Advanced Economic Sociology

Organizational Analysis

Managerial Economics

Advanced Topics in Diversity Management

Supervision