Friday, September 28, 2012

Current economic policies: pro and con

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Today’s Economic Data. By Alan Krueger The White House, September 27, 2012 11:57 AM EDT http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/09/27/today-s...

Sheila Bair: 'Insolvent Institutions Should Be Closed'

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Sheila Bair: 'Insolvent Institutions Should Be Closed.' By Robert L Pollock Political Diary Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2012,...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Assessing the Cost of Financial Regulation

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Assessing the Cost of Financial Regulation. By Douglas Elliott, Suzanne Salloy, and André Oliveira Santos IMF Working Paper No. 12/233 http:...

Dodd-Frank's 'Orderly Liquidation' Is Out of Order. By Scott Pruitt and Alan Wilson

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Dodd-Frank's 'Orderly Liquidation' Is Out of Order. By Scott Pruitt and Alan Wilson South Carolina, Oklahoma and Michigan join a...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Benchmarking Financial Systems with a New Database - by Martin Cihak, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, and Erik Feyen

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Benchmarking Financial Systems with a New Database By Martin Cihak, co-authors: Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Erik Feyen Mon, Sep 24, 2012 4:23pm ...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

New Report Aims to Improve the Science Behind Regulatory Decision-Making

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New Report Aims to Improve the Science Behind Regulatory Decision-Making http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/...
Friday, September 14, 2012

A European Deposit Insurance and Resolution Fund: An Update

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A European Deposit Insurance and Resolution Fund: An Update. By Dirk Schoenmaker, Duisenberg School of Finance; VU University Amsterdam, and...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Rough Road to Progress Against Alzheimer's Disease

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The Rough Road to Progress Against Alzheimer's Disease  PhRMA Sep 13, 2012 http://www.innovation.org/index.cfm/NewsCenter/Newsletters...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

China's Solyndra Economy. By Patrick Chovanec

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China's Solyndra Economy. By Patrick Chovanec Government subsidies to green energy and high-speed rail have led to mounting losses and c...

Why Markets Need 'Naked' Credit Default Swaps. By Stuart M Turnbull and Lee M Wakeman

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Why Markets Need 'Naked' Credit Default Swaps. By Stuart M Turnbull and Lee M Wakeman Anyone facing losses from a government default...

As regulation has become more complex, it has also become less effective - Haldane and Madouros paper

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Speech of the Year. WSJ Editorial A regulator, of all people, shows how complex regulations contributed to the financial crisis. WSJ, Septem...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Estimating the Costs of Financial Regulation. By Andre Santos and Douglas Elliott

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Estimating the Costs of Financial Regulation. By Andre Santos and Douglas Elliott IMF Staff Discussion Notes No. 12/11 September 11, 2012 IS...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Our Future World: Global megatrends that will change the way we live

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Our Future World: Global megatrends that will change the way we live (2012 update) Sep 5, 2012 http://www.csiro.au/resources/Our-Future-Wor...
Friday, August 31, 2012

A New Heuristic Measure of Fragility and Tail Risks: Application to Stress Testing. By Nassim N Taleb et alii

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A New Heuristic Measure of Fragility and Tail Risks: Application to Stress Testing. By Nassim N Taleb et alii IMF Working Paper No. 12/216 A...

Global Housing Cycles. By Deniz Igan and Prakash Loungani

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Global Housing Cycles. By Deniz Igan and Prakash Loungani IMF Working Paper No. 12/217 Aug 2012 http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Effects of Culture on Firm Risk-Taking: A Cross-Country and Cross-Industry Analysis. By Roxana Mihet

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Effects of Culture on Firm Risk-Taking: A Cross-Country and Cross-Industry Analysis. By Roxana Mihet IMF Working Paper No. 12/210 Aug 2012...
Monday, August 27, 2012

Incentivizing Calculated Risk-Taking: an Experiment with Commercial Bank Loan Officers. By Martin Kanz and Leora Klapper

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Incentivizing Calculated Risk-Taking: an Experiment with Commercial Bank Loan Officers. By Martin Kanz and Leora Klapper Mon, Aug 27, 2012 ...

Measuring Systemic Risk-Adjusted Liquidity (SRL) - A Model Approach. By Andreas Jobst

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Measuring Systemic Risk-Adjusted Liquidity (SRL) - A Model Approach. By Andreas Jobst IMF Working Paper No. 12/209 Aug 2012 http://www.im...