Industry concentration and markups in the US have been rising over the last 3- 4 decades. However, the causes remain largely unknown. This paper uses machine learning on regulatory documents to construct a novel dataset on compliance costs to examine the effect of regulations on market power....

We contribute to the debate about the future of capital markets and corporate finance, which has ensued against the background of a significant boom in private markets and a corresponding decline in the number of firms and the amount of capital raised in public markets in the US and Europe. Our...

Financial markets play a significant role in channeling funds from surplus spending units (fund givers) to deficit spending units (fund takers). Whether financial intermediation is carried out by banks or capital markets, market failures are ubiquitous and call for financial regulation. This...

Blockchain, Tokenization and Cryptocurrency words every person must have heard atleast once. Countries are making laws related to these technologies and going forward these are going to be the future. The significant influence of blockchain technology on monetary laws and legal frameworks is...

This report sets out the findings, conclusions and short- and long-term recommendations of Part I of the Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation in England & Wales (IRLSR), carried out by Professor Stephen Mayson between July 2018 and June 2020. The report was submitted to the Lord...

The term “buyback” denotes the repurchase of the shares by a corporation from its shareholders or investors. The buyback of shares has been among one of the most popular techniques adopted by corporations as a financial restructuring strategy. This paper examines the overall status quo of...

In this paper, we examine the impact of regulation on the risk culture of U.S. insurance firms, to address the refocused attention on federal insurance regulations after the 2008 financial crisis. To better understand the risk culture of insurers, we apply textual analysis and unsupervised...

FTX’s recent collapse highlights the overall instability that blockchain assets and digital financial markets face. While the use of blockchain technology and crypto assets is widely prevalent, the associated market is still largely unregulated, and the future of digital asset regulation is...

The present research investigation examines the complex domain of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in order to analyse the crucial elements pertaining to antitrust implications and regulatory adherence. The study examines the economic and social consequences of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by...