Browsing HKS Faculty Scholarship by Keyword "Financial Regulation"
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Causes of the Financial Crisis: Many Responsible Parties
(John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University., 2010)This analysis argues that blame for the financial crisis falls specifically and heavily on a broad range of the private players and public regulators in our financial sector. Wall Street and the government joined hands in ... -
If The Banks Are Doing So Well, Why Can’t I Get A Loan? Regulatory Constraints to Financial Inclusion in Indonesia
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)Indonesia’s financial sector has two paradoxes: 1) Indonesia has been a global leader in microfinance for the past 25 years, but access to microfinance services is declining; and 2) Indonesia’s commercial banks are liquid, ... -
Oversight is a Many-Splendored Thing: Choice and Proportionality in Regulating and Supervising Microfinance Institutions
(World Scientific Publishing, 2011)The Handbook of Microfinance showcases an expansive collection of works from leading academics and field practitioners. In an attempt to understand the enormous gap between the limited number of clients that are currently ... -
A Perplexed Economist Confronts 'Too Big to Fail'
(John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010)This paper, written for a conference at the Fordham University Law School, examines various facets of the “too big to fail” debate. It notes that in the current context, “too big to fail” may imply systemic risks from large ... -
The Regulation of Consumer Financial Products: An Introductory Essay with Four Case Studies
(John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010)The recent financial crisis has led many to question how well businesses deliver consumer financial services and how well regulatory institutions address problems in consumer financial markets. In response, the Obama ...