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Relief from Mark-to-Market Accounting
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| By Peter J. Wallison |
| Posted: Thursday, November 6, 2008 |
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Enormous losses could have been avoided if the SEC and the FASB had recognized that mark-to-market accounting should not be used when there is no active market.
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Repeal Sarbanes-Oxley
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| By Newt Gingrich, David W. Kralik |
| Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 |
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While the intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to prevent corporate fraud, there is growing evidence that it has done more harm than good.
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Political Institutions and Greenhouse Gas Controls
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| By Lee Lane, David Montgomery |
| Posted: Monday, November 3, 2008 |
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Research suggests that institutions limit the extent to which efficient policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are likely to be adopted.
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Systemic Risk and the Financial Crisis
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| By Peter J. Wallison |
| Posted: Friday, October 31, 2008 |
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The financial crisis provides no warrant either for a systemic risk regulator or for the supervision of other participants in the financial markets that have not previously been regulated.
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Another "Deregulation" Myth
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| By Charles W. Calomiris |
| Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
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The current financial crisis was not caused by Republican deregulation, despite media reports to the contrary.
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Obama's New New Deal No Better Than the Old One
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| By Michael Barone |
| Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
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Barack Obama's supporters are predicting that he will give us a new New Deal. To see what that might mean, let's look back on the original.
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Financial Crisis: Social Investment--Crunch Time for Ethical Investing
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| By Jon Entine |
| Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
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Social investors will have to refocus on the nuts and bolts of companies in which they invest if they are to survive the current market turmoil.
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Let's Use Fannie to Clean Up the Mess It Made
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| By Peter J. Wallison, Edward Pinto |
| Posted: Monday, October 27, 2008 |
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The legal authority and funding are already in place.
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Worse Than You Think
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| What Went Wrong at Fannie and Freddie--and What Still Might |
| By Peter J. Wallison, Edward Pinto |
| Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
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The government's takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is similar to the savings-and-loan collapse of only twenty years ago.
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Most Pundits Are Wrong about the Bubble
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| By Charles W. Calomiris |
| Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008 |
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Deregulation is not to blame for the financial crisis.
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