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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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European Central Bank Annual Research Conference joint with Stanford's Hoover Institution on “The Next Financial Crisis?”

The Hoover Institution and the European Central Bank cohost the European Central Bank Annual Research Conference on “The Next Financial Crisis?” on September 17-18, 2025. 

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Banks and Beyond

Hoover Convenes Financial Regulation Scholars, Industry Leaders, And Regulators To Discuss The Rise Of Non-Bank Lending

The Hoover Institution’s Banks and Beyond conference brought together scholars, industry leaders, and regulators to grapple with the question: What happens when lending, payments, and risk taking migrate from tightly supervised banks to lightly regulated non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs)? Over the course of two days, the program featured two keynote addresses, a high-level panel discussion, and five research papers that painted a vivid picture of the coevolution of the industry and regulation, as well as the opportunities and challenges arising from these dynamics. 

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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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Crypto Saw A Savior In Trump. His Personal Ventures Are Undermining It Instead.
March 27, 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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Geneva 27: Much Money, Little Capital, and Few Reforms: The 2023 banking turmoil
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Competition, Stability, and Efficiency in the Banking Industry
March 20, 2024 By Ross Levine, Dean Corbae

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