Participation in this event is by invitation only.
The Hoover Institution at Stanford University will host the Inaugural Conference of the Working Group on Financial Regulation on February 15–16, 2024.
| Thursday, February 15th | |||
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| Time | Content | Presenters | Discussant/Chair |
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8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
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9:00 AM |
Welcome |
Ross Levine, Hoover Institution & Stanford University |
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9:05 AM |
Introduction |
John B. Kleinheinz, Chairman, Hoover Institution Board of Overseers |
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|
9:15 AM |
Keynote Address |
Doug Diamond, Hoover Institution Distinguished Visiting Fellow, and Merton H. Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business |
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10:30 AM |
Break |
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11:00 AM |
“Competition, Stability, and Efficiency in the Banking Industry” by Dean Corbae and Ross Levine |
Presenter: Dean Corbae, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
Discussant: Beverly Hirtle, New York Federal Reserv Discussant: Juliane Begenau, Stanford University Chair: Peter DeMarzo, Stanford University |
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12:15 PM |
Lunch |
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1:15 PM |
“Empirical Foundations of the Iron Law of Financial Regulation” by Roberta Romano |
Presenter: Roberta Romano, Yale University |
Discussant: Francesco Trebbi, UC Berkeley Discussant: Vikrant Vig, Stanford University Chair: Chenzi Xu, Stanford University |
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2:30 PM |
Break |
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3:00 PM |
“Survival of the Biggest: Large Banks and Financial Crises” by Matthew Baron, Moritz Schularick, & Kaspar Zimmermann |
Presenter: Matthew Baron, Cornell University |
Discussant: Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago Discussant: Naomi Lamoreaux, Yale University Chair: Stephan Luck, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
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4:15 PM |
Conclusion |
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6:00 PM |
Dinner |
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| Friday, February 16th | |||
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| Time | Content | Presenters/Panelists | Discussant/Chair |
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8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
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9:00 AM |
“The Digital Banking Revolution: Effects on Competition and Stability” by Naz Koont |
Presenter: Naz Koont, Columbia University |
Discussant: Allen Berger, University of South Carolina Discussant: Philip Strahan, Boston College Chair: Carlos Avenancio-Leon, UC San Diego |
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10:15 AM |
Break |
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10:45 AM |
“The Secular Decline of Bank Balance Sheet Lending” by Amit Seru |
Presenter: Amit Seru, Hoover Institution & Stanford University |
Discussant: Raghu Rajan, University of Chicago Discussant: Luc Laeven, European Central Bank Chair: Daniel Kessler, Hoover Institution & Stanford University |
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12:00 PM |
Break |
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12:15 PM |
Lunch and round table |
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1:30 PM |
Conclusion of conference |
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