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Tax Havens: Exploring “Treasure Islands”
Findings from a variety of studies and reports, and a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, on the impact of tax havens on global financial market competition, as well as the dynamics of tax evasion.
Wealth Effects Revisited, 1975-2012
2013 paper for the NBER on the relationship between household income, consumption, house wealth and the stock market.
Microfinance and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa: Research roundup
2012 scholarly literature review regarding microfinance programs and their effects in developing African countries.
Policy Intervention in Debt Renegotiation: Evidence from the Home Affordable Modification Program
2012 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Ohio State University, Columbia University, the University of Chicago and the U.S. Treasury on the shortcomings of the 2009 program to prevent foreclosures.
Variation in Systemic Risk at U.S. Banks during 1974-2010
2012 study for NBER on a better way to measure how banks pose risks to the financial system.
The Variability of IPO Initial Returns
2012 study in The Journal of Finance about the difficulty of pricing initial stock offerings accurately.
Confidence in Banks, Financial Institutions and Wall Street, 1971-2011
2012 longitudinal study from Stanford University on public opinion and financial crises.
2012 study by the University of Illinois, Chicago, on dynamics behind wage disparities between whites and African-Americans at a financial services firm.
2011 study for NBER about the effects of private equity buyouts on employment.
Role of Microfinance in Promoting Women’s Social Capital and Normative Influence
2009 study from Wesleyan University on how small loan programs help women in India to gain wider agency, skills and power.
U.S. State Department: International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2011
2011 report from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs on major drug-transit and drug-producing countries and current U.S. policy responses.
Post-Foreclosure Experience of U.S. Households
2011 paper by the Federal Reserve Board on the impacts of a foreclosure on credit scores, borrowing and housing consumption.
Debt and debt ceiling issues: Research roundup
Range of reports, studies and working papers on the implications of the United States’ carrying a large public debt.
Final Report of the Congressional TARP Oversight Panel, March 2011
2011 report by federal legislative group tasked with watching over spending during financial crisis rescue programs.
Financial Literacy Initiatives: What Works
Study by The Brookings Institution on helping members of the public make better financial decisions
Mega-Crises Lessons: BP Oil Spill, Financial Meltdown
2010 Brooklyn College paper on the some of the lessons that could inform future policy-making to avoid the repeat of similar crises.
Executive Compensation at Bear Stearns and Lehman 2000-2008
2009 study on whether the firms’ executive compensation encouraged incentives for executives to take excessive risks.
Credit Conditions and Trade during the Global Financial Crisis
2010 study looking at the effect that credit tightening had on international trade during the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
Case for Banning Subprime Mortgages
2008 paper by the Valparaiso University School of Law on mortgage interest rates and the potential role of the FHA in providing mortgages to low-income home buyers.
Policies to Alter the Use of Alternative Financial Services
2008 Brookings Institution study on options for moving disadvantaged individuals to the banking system.
