regulation - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.

services where commonsense regulation is welcome and needed: online lending to businesses. Over the last few years online business lending has exploded. Dozens of “financial technology” (fintech) players such as OnDeck, Kabbage and... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills and Brayden McCarthy; Financial Services

May 2008
Article

Coerced Confessions: Self-Policing in the Shadow of the Regulator

By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel

As part of a recent trend toward more cooperative relations between regulators and industry, novel government programs are encouraging firms to monitor their own regulatory compliance and voluntarily report their own violations. In this study, we examine how regulatory... View Details

Keywords: Governance Compliance; Law Enforcement; Corporate Disclosure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Environmental Sustainability; Programs; Power and Influence; Organizations; Decisions; Business and Government Relations; United States

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Regulation and Compliance | Working Knowledge

Regulation and Compliance Explore complex global issues in this collection on regulation and compliance, from navigating Asia's authoritarian regimes and political influence on voting to ethical dilemmas in... View Details

April 2024
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Loneliness and Emotion Regulation in Daily Life

By: Lameese Eldesouky, Amit Goldenberg and Kate Ellis

There is a growing understanding that emotion regulation (ER) abilities can be an important buffer for loneliness. However, most of this research is cross-sectional. Thus, it is unknown whether loneliness is associated with ER in momentary evaluations and can predict... View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Emotions; Attitudes; Egypt

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Regulation and UK Retailing Productivity: Evidence from Microdata

By: Jonathan Haskel and Raffaella Sadun

We explore the effects of planning regulation on the UK retail sector between 1997 and 2003 using micro-data from the UK census. We document a shift to smaller shops following a 1996 regulatory change that increased the costs of opening large stores. Our analysis... View Details

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Performance Productivity; Growth and Development; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Change; Cost; Retail Industry; United Kingdom

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A Macroprudential Approach to Financial Regulation

By: Samuel G. Hanson, Anil Kashyap and Jeremy C. Stein

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Finance

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2010
Case

HeidelbergCement: Technology Choice Under Carbon Regulation

By: David F. Drake, Paul R. Kleindorfer and Luk N. Van Wassenhove

Keywords: Technology; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industrial Products Industry; Construction Industry

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07 Jul 2020
Podcast

Financial Regulation and Climate Risk Management

Explore different approaches to modeling and managing climate risk from the vantage points of industry leaders Robert Litterman, a seasoned risk management expert; Nushin Kormi, a specialist in sustainable finance; and Kevin Stiroh, a financial regulator. The... View Details

18 Jun 2009
News

Co-Pays On Rise, Govt. Regulations Blamed

March 1993 (Revised September 1995)
Teaching Note

Note on Pharmaceutical Industry Regulation TN

By: Willis M. Emmons III

Teaching Note for (9-792-002). View Details

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry; United States

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1990
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Regulation and Competition in America, 1920s-80s

By: R. H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Competition; United States

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April 1985 (Revised February 1990)
Background Note

Regulation and Competition in Commercial Banking

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Dekkers L. Davidson

Keywords: Commercial Banking; Competition; Banking Industry

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27 Sep 2009
News

A Better Blueprint for Financial Regulation

02 Aug 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Financial Regulation in a Quantitative Model of the Modern Banking System

Keywords: by Juliane Begenau and Tim Landvoigt; Banking; Financial Services

13 Oct 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Coerced Confessions: Self-Policing in the Shadow of the Regulator

Keywords: by Jodi L. Short & Michael W. Toffel

24 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?

The Economics of Housing Finance Reform: Privatizing, Regulating and Backstopping Mortgage Markets. In a presentation delivered recently at the Brookings Institution, Scharfstein and doctoral candidate Adi Sunderam also argued for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services