Reforming regulation of the financial sector is currently among the most immediate concerns of domestic and … reform. It argues that the process of reforming financial regulation should begin with a comprehensive, granular study of … the current crisis. Without such an inventory-taking, policymakers will run the risk of commingling crisis …

We develop a simple model of banking regulation with two policy instruments: minimum capital requirements and … regulation. Therefore, countries are better off by harmonising regulation on an international standard …

We develop a simple model of banking regulation with two policy instruments: minimum capital requirements and … regulation. Therefore, countries are better off by harmonising regulation on an international standard. -- bank regulation … ; regulatory competition ; supervision and regulation …

the context of the progressive inclusion of sustainability factors in microprudential regulation of the banking sector … design) of micro-prudential supervision and regulation, in particular with regard to central banks …

detailed, specific, and data-driven rules that clearly delineate firms or activities that do, or do not, pose systemic risk …

For many decades the word “regulation” has been a bogeyman concept evoking images of unproductive and wasteful … — with the exception of libertarians — has actively supported and lobbied for regulation in certain domains of the economy … and society. With the recent financial crisis, this bogeyman image of regulation has been turned on its head. This Essay …

In recent years, a strong tendency towards international harmonisation of banking regulation can be observed. In this … representative of what has happened in the context of capital adequacy regulation (Basel II) or anti-money-laundering legislation. We …

In this paper, I suggest that the regulation of the financial system, especially if the aim is to prevent financial … important than organizing the best possible prudential regulation is having a solid and well-developed financial safety net … create the right incentives to avoid reckless risk-taking and better align interests, mainly if there are rules establishing …

Hub-and-spoke regulation, where a central regulator with legal power over firms delegates monitoring to local … increase their risk of failure, more than similar banks in the same time and place. The opposite occurs for openings. Our … findings suggest that field level interaction is an important part of regulation, and that distancing supervisors from banks to …