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 …

Inadequate regulation of the financial system is widely thought to have contributed to the financial crisis. The … purpose of the book is to articulate a framework within which financial regulation can be analysed in a coherent and … regulation is best understood in the context of an appreciation of the entire financial system. Third it is international and …

This article explores the effect of delays in updating prudential regulation on countries' likelihood of experiencing … banking crises, and it disentangles the impact of different aspects of regulation on crisis onset. I argue that delays in … revising banks' prudential regulation allow banks to adopt risky behavior. This increases a country's vulnerability to systemic …

The paper empirically examines the implementation record of international financial regulation of the banking sector … record is particularly strong in countries where large banking sectors and big banks are both present, and where regulation …

The paper empirically examines the implementation record of international financial regulation of the banking sector … record is particularly strong in countries where large banking sectors and big banks are both present, and where regulation …