Not all bankers are against it: in Las Vegas, Bianca Russo of JPMorgan Chase argued that some form of it was needed to counter the perception, if not the reality, that securitisation was harmful.

ECONOMIST: Securitisation

So, although Kenseth has two wins on the year, the Kansas win does not count in any form toward his Chase eligibility.

NPR: NASCAR Penalizes Kenseth After Engine Fails

Bryan Caplan, an associate professor of economics at George Mason working on a book entitled The Case Against Education, says that the paper chase on campus is an elaborate form of signaling.

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