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Which financial regulatory reforms promote economic prosperity? And why do societies find it so difficult to create financial systems that are both efficient and stable? The Working Group on Financial Regulation convenes an interdisciplinary network of scholars from economics, finance, law, political science, and history. Our goal is to spur research addressing these pivotal questions and disseminate the findings to the research community, policymakers, and the wider public.

The Financial Regulation Working Group is an initiative of the Hoover Program on the Foundations of Economic Prosperity.

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Banks and Beyond

Banks and Beyond

The Hoover Institution hosts Banks and Beyond on April 3-4, 2025. 

This conference will explore the implications of the rapid expansion of private credit markets and the growth of technologically advanced non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs) for the efficiency and stability of the U.S. financial system. What effects have they had on the allocation of credit to firms and households? What effects have they had on the efficiency of the payments system? Are they substitutes for, or complements to, the traditional banking sector? Do they increase or decrease the need for deposit insurance and supervision? Should they be regulated and supervised, and if so, how?

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Much Money, Little Capital, and Few Reforms: The 2023 Banking Turmoil

Much Money, Little Capital, and Few Reforms: The 2023 Banking Turmoil

Leading experts in financial regulation from the Hoover Institution and the Centre for Economic Policy research share insights on what factors precipitated the turmoil the banking system experienced in 2023.

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End the Bailout Culture

To restore stability to America’s financial system, policymakers must break with a decades-long pattern of bailouts that incentivize excessive risk-taking and erode market discipline — beginning with reforms that ensure investors, not taxpayers, bear the cost of failure.

May 30, 2025 By Ross Levine

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Wall Street Regulation Needs A Rethink Under Donald Trump

The US banking system is burdened by a convoluted regulatory architecture that leads to inefficiencies and arbitrage.

January 11, 2025 By Amit Seru

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Do Large Banks Have an Advantage during Banking Crises? A Historical Investigation
March 20, 2024 By Matthew Baron

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Geneva 27: Much Money, Little Capital, and Few Reforms: The 2023 banking turmoil
December 16, 2024 By Amit Seru, Ignazio Angeloni, Stijn Claessens, Sascha Steffen, Beatrice Weder di Mauro

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Competition, Stability, and Efficiency in the Banking Industry
March 20, 2024 By Ross Levine, Dean Corbae

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