by Eugen Dimant and Christian Deutscher

Corruption in general, and its subset doping in particular, are ubiquitous in both amateur and professional sports and have taken the character of a systemic threat.¹
… Read more about The Economics of Corruption in Sports: The Special Case of Doping

by Justin O'Brien

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of James M. Landis, one of the most pivotal entrepreneurs in regulatory history. A key architect of the Securities and Exchange Commission, established eighty years ago, and former Dean of Harvard Law School (1937-1946), Landis and his conception of regulatory purpose has largely been relegated in part because of an investigation into his personal tax affairs that did much to besmirch his legacy. In advance of a major panel discussion at Harvard Law School on November 24, 2014, Justin O’Brien evaluates the abiding strength of the approach to regulatory design advanced by Landis, drawing on a major article on “too big to fail” just published in Law and Financial Markets Review and his monograph The Triumph, Tragedy and Lost Legacy of James M Landis (Hart Publishing, 2014).

… Read more about Too Big To Fail or Too Hard To Remember: James M. Landis and Regulatory Design

by Laurence Tai

The financial crisis of 2008 was perceived as a failure not only of financial institutions, but also of their regulators. A popular narrative is that the industry has “captured” agencies so that bureaucrats serve its interests instead of the public interest. ^{… Read more about Capture at the SEC? Let’s Pause for a Sec}

by Robert Lucas

2012: For campaign finance, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.… Read more about A Tale of Two PACs