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Regulation consists of rulemaking and enforcement. Economic theory offers two complementary rationales for regulating … arise in multi- party relationships and that regulation introduces opportunities to impose rules that enhance the welfare of … discretion and choose actions for the common good. Agency-cost theories portray regulation as a way to raise the quality of …
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This paper sets forth a discussion framework for the information requirements of systemic financial regulation. It …
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establishes an evolutionary mechanism for adapting regulatory structures to technological and regulation-induced innovation. Using …
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as they attempt to reform their frameworks for financial regulation. These economies are striving to balance the quest … objectives can in fact reinforce one another. I also discuss aspects of macroeconomic policies and cross-border regulation that …
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Defects in the corporate governance of government-owned enterprises tempt opportunistic officials to breach duties of public stewardship. Corporate-governance theory suggests that incentive-based deferred compensation could intensify the force that common-law duties actually exert on regulatory...
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I characterize the optimal financial regulation policy in an economy where financial intermediaries trade capital … assets on behalf of households, but must retain an equity stake to align incentives. Financial regulation is necessary …
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In the United States today, the system of financial regulation is complex and fragmented. Responsibility to regulate …
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We show a statistically significant and economically relevant effect of open capital accounts on financial deepness and economic growth in a cross-section of countries over the period 1986 to 1995. Countries with open capital accounts over some or all of this period had a significantly greater...
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We study the interrelationship between capital flows, returns, dividend yields and world interest rates in 20 emerging …
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We show that the role of unsecured, short-term wholesale funding for global banks has changed significantly in the post-financial-crisis regulatory environment. Global banks mainly use such funding to finance liquid, near risk-free arbitrage positions--in particular, the interest on excess...
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