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Financial and Monetary

Recent Publications:

	Potential Restrictions on Title Lending November 17, 2009 Mercatus On Policy Gabriel Okolski, Todd Zywicki

	The Vices and Virtues of Limiting Executive Compensation October 28, 2009 Congressional Testimonies Russell Roberts

	Loans are not Toasters: The Problems with a Consumer Financial Protection Agency October 21, 2009 Mercatus On Policy Stefanie Haeffele-Balch, Todd Zywicki

	A Brief History of Credit Rating Agencies: How Financial Regulation Entrenched this Industry's Role in the Subprime Mortgage Debacle of 2007 - 2008 October 16, 2009 Mercatus On Policy Lawrence J. White

	Not What They Had in Mind: A History of Policies that Produced the Financial Crisis of 2008 September 14, 2009 Research Papers/Studies Arnold Kling

	Credit Default Swaps and Regulatory Reform August 12, 2009 Mercatus On Policy Houman B. Shadab

	Talking the Talk, or Walking the Walk? Outcome-Based Regulation of Transnational Investment July 29, 2009 Journal Articles Houman B. Shadab, Jerry Ellig

	A Flawed Regulatory Concept: The Community Reinvestment Act July 28, 2009 Mercatus On Policy Lawrence J. White
	In "A Flawed Regulatory Concept," Lawrence J. White examines the underlying concept of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and whether the CRA contributed to the financial crisis of 2007 - 2008.
	Testimony on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency July 15, 2009 Congressional Testimonies Todd Zywicki

	The Legitimacy of Political Intelligence Trading and the Threat of Insider Trading by the Treasury Department July 13, 2009 Congressional Testimonies J. W. Verret

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Recent Events:

	Charging Ahead: Exploring issues in Financial Services Capitol Hill Campus February 27, 200712:00 PM
	The Mercatus Center at George Mason University will host a three-day course to provide some economic insights into the difficult financial services issues being debated in Congress.
	Understanding Monetary Economics: Theory and Policy Capitol Hill Campus August 10, 2004

Media:

	Same Old New Deal November 30, 2008 News Articles Russell Roberts

	Credit Markets Stalled While Waiting Game Played November 14, 2008 News Articles Russell Roberts

	Banking History Offers Lessons, but What Are They? October 17, 2008 Commentaries and Op-eds

	Gnarled reality October 15, 2008 Commentaries and Op-eds Donald Boudreaux

	Mercatus Reports: Private Securities Exchanges January 1, 2008 Commentaries and Op-eds Houman B. Shadab

	It's monetary policy, not a morality play September 8, 2007 Commentaries and Op-eds Tyler Cowen

	Mercatus Reports: Summer 2007: Subprime Mortgage Lending August 1, 2007 News Articles Todd Zywicki

	Budgetary sleight of hand June 4, 2007 Commentaries and Op-eds Veronique de Rugy

	Rangel-ing Over AMT May 23, 2007 Commentaries and Op-eds Veronique de Rugy

	The Challenge of Hedge Fund Regulation April 1, 2007 News Articles Houman B. Shadab

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