This article examines the potential efficacy of macro-prudential financial regulation as a mechanism for preventing future systemic crises. I argue that the potential efficacy of macro-prudential financial regulation will be undermined by (1) the complexity of financial markets and our...

The financial crisis of 2007-9 revealed serious failings in the regulation of financial institutions and markets, and prompted a fundamental reconsideration of the design of financial regulation. As the financial system has become ever-more complex and interconnected, the pace of evolution...

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 comprehensive fashion. The book's approach is distinctive in...