Caroline Fohlin Explained

Occupation:	Professor
Years Active:	1994 – present

Caroline Fohlin is an economics professor at Emory University who specializes in corporate finance, venture capital, economic history, and financial market structures.^{[1] [2]}

Education

Fohlin graduated from Tufts University with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and quantitative economics in 1988. She earned a PhD in economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994.

Career

Fohlin served on the California Institute of Technology faculty from 1994 to 2004. In 2005, she took a position at Johns Hopkins University.^[3] She joined the Emory University faculty in 2012.^[4] She currently serves as an editor of Financial History Review.^[5]

2024 protest arrest

In April 2024, Fohlin was arrested at an Emory University protest against the treatment of Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas War. Fohlin approached a student being forced to the ground as they were arrested, leaning down to the student and yelling at the police to "get away" from them. A police officer then flipped Fohlin onto the ground and smashed her head into the concrete sidewalk before arresting her as well.^[6] Fohlin was charged with battery and disorderly conduct.^{[7] [8]} An opinion piece by Lydia Polgreen for The New York Times cited Fohlin's arrest as an example of the "horrifying" use of force against pro-Palestine demonstrations on college campuses.^[9] On the April 29 edition of CNN Newsroom, anchor Jim Acosta said he could not "get over" the footage of Fohlin's arrest and criticized police for their "heavy-handed tactics."^[10]

Personal life

Fohlin is married to John Latting, the dean of admissions at Emory University. The couple have three children.

Published works

Books

• Finance Capitalism and Germany's Rise to Industrial Power (2007), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ^[11]
• Mobilizing Money: How the World's Richest Nations Financed Industrial Growth (2012), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ^[12]

Book chapters

• "The History of Corporate Ownership and Control in Germany" (2007), in A History of Corporate Governance Around the World, Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
• "A Brief History of Investment Banking from Medieval Times to the Present" (2016), in The Oxford Handbook of Banking and Financial History, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Caroline Fohlin . Emory . 29 April 2024.
2. Web site: Corban . Andie . McHenry . Sean . Amin . Anais . How much your bills have gone up depends a lot on where you live . Marketplace . 9 February 2022 . 29 April 2024.
3. Web site: Mobilizing Money by Caroline Fohlin . World of Books . 29 April 2024.
4. Web site: Parvin . Paige . 'What We Care About' . Emory Magazine . 29 April 2024.
5. Web site: Alumni Newsletter Spring 2023 . Emory . 29 April 2024.
6. News: Olmsted . Edith . Cop Slammed Emory Professor's Head Into Concrete, Then Charged Her With Battery . 29 April 2024 . The Daily Beast.
7. News: Winters . Akilah . Emory University protesters appear in court, granted bond after clash with police causes dramatic campus demonstration . 29 April 2024 . 11 Alive.
8. News: Ripley . Joe . Emory protesters released from DeKalb County Jail . April 29, 2024 . 11 Alive.
9. News: Polgreen . Lydia . Opinion: The Student-Led Protests Aren't Perfect. That Doesn't Mean They're Not Right. . 29 April 2024 . The New York Times.
10. Web site: Christopher . Tommy . 'I Still Can't Get Over That!' CNN's Jim Acosta Stunned By Violence Used In Viral Arrest Of Professor . Mediaite . 29 April 2024 . 29 April 2024.
11. Reviews of Finance Capitalism and Germany's Rise to Industrial Power:
    • Markus Baltzer, Economica,
    • Jeffrey Fear, Central European History,,
    • Gerhard Kling, The Economic History Review,,
    • Jochen Streb, VSWG,
12. Reviews of Mobilizing Money:
    • Carsten Burhop, Financial History Review,
    • John James, The Journal of Economic History,,
    • Mark Loeffler, The Journal of Modern History,,
    • Robin Pearson, The Economic History Review,