The FSB is currently seeking a new Secretary General–one of the lesser known, but critical jobs in global financial regulation. Here are some details from the FSB: The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has launched a public recruitment process to find … Continue Reading
Scholarly Pursuits
Study Shows How Impact of Monetary Policy Diverges Across Regions of US
An interesting new paper argues that the effectiveness of monetary policy depends on the regional distribution of housing equity. The authors find, among other things, that reductions in interest rates in wake of the Great Recession were least likely to have … Continue Reading
Economic Realities Test To Be Applied to Virtual Currencies According to SEC Report
This is one of those cross-cutting issues, straddling the world of theory and practice, so I’m reposting from my professional blog. From the SEC’s website: “The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an investigative report today cautioning market participants that offers and … Continue Reading
IIEL Covered in the Georgetown Alumni Magazine
Georgetown covered one of our favorite events, our welcome for the incoming Congressional Black Caucus members, on pg. 14 of the magazine.
New ADB Report examines impact of remittances
A report from the Asian Development Bank Institute examines the impact of remittances on poverty reduction. As Jackson Mueller points out: “In focusing on the poverty headcount ratio, poverty gap ratio, and poverty severity ratio, the report finds that international remittances “have … Continue Reading
Paper Submissions on Soft Law Wanted
The Soft Law Research Network (SoLaR) invites submissions for original and unpublished papers on soft law, to be published as SoLaR Working Papers on its website. If you would like to submit your work to be considered for publication, please contact … Continue Reading
New Study Shows Women Do Better (and Are Better) at Crowdfunding
Details are here. The explanation offered made a lot of sense: more women are sources of capital in crowdfunding, making it easier for women to access capital. There are, I think, plenty of additional, instructive, lessons for inclusive finance.
International Investment Treaties and National Governance
An important note crossed my inbox: The Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore is pleased to announce a call for papers for a workshop, entitled “International Investment Treaties and National Governance”, which shall take place on 16 -17 November 2017 in … Continue Reading
Empirical Research Focus of Latest Journal of International Economic Law
The latest issue of the Journal of International Economic Law (JIEL) is fresh off the press and can be found online. This special issue entitled, “New frontiers in empirical legal research: Text-as-data and network analysis of international economic law,” features … Continue Reading
IMF Releases Countries that Have not Undergone Article IV Reviews of Financial Systems
The list is short. But I think the most notable on the list from a financial integrity perspective is Venezuela. Most others are due to extreme military upheaval.