Tag Archives: Regulatory Risk

Lawrence White Op-Ed: Stop Mandating Reliance on Ratings

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Alanna Valdez

The following is an Op-Ed written by Lawrence White, NYU Stern Professor of Economics published online on the New York Times Opinion Pages.

The Justice Department’s suit against Standard & Poor’s is a fresh reminder of the large … Continue reading →

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Tom Cooley: Ending the Era of Big Bailouts?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Alanna Valdez

Who Will Carry the Water?
Published by Tom Cooley and Kermit Schoenholtz on the Huffington Post blog, 1/25/13.

To make the U.S. financial system safe, we need to end the era of big bailouts. In December, the U.S. and … Continue reading →

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A Call to Action: Experts Discuss the Need for Regulatory Instruments

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Alanna Valdez

Designing Global Financial Regulatory Instruments
By  NYU Stern Professor Viral Acharya and T. Sabri Öncü

Despite the largest financial crisis since the 1930s, progress towards international coordination of financial regulation remains dismally slow.

To speed the development of a … Continue reading →

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How Shape-Shifting Banks Foil Dodd-Frank Act

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Laura Shanley

In a new Bloomberg op-ed, NYU Stern economists Thomas Cooley and Kim Schoenholtz criticize banks for spinning off their investment activities to avoid compliance with Dodd-Frank. They propose that regulations should target financial instruments and markets instead of just the institutions.

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