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Financial Privacy, Consumer Prosperity, and the Public Good
By Peter J. Wallison, Fred H. Cate, Robert E. Litan, Michael Staten
Posted: Tuesday, July 1, 2003
This report examines the debate surrounding the role of the states in regulating credit bureaus, especially in light of expiring amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. [Read More]
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Following the Money
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| The Enron Failure and the State of Corporate Disclosure |
| By George J. Benston, Michael Bromwich, Robert E. Litan, Alfred Wagenhofer |
| Posted: Saturday, February 1, 2003 |
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Using the Enron case as a point of departure, this book argues that the major problem lies not in the accounting and auditing standards themselves, but in the system of enforcing those standards.
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The Secret Code of the Superior Investor
How to Be a Long-Term Winner in a Short-Term World
By James K. Glassman
Posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2002
The author organizes his advice into bite-size chapters that cover everything from the types of companies to invest in to what investors should pay attention to and ignore. [Read More]
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The Advantage of Competitive Federalism for Securities Regulation
By Roberta Romano
Posted: Sunday, December 1, 2002
The current approach toward U.S. securities regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission should be revamped by implementing a regime of competitive federalism. [Read More]
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Bubbleology
The New Science of Stock Market Winners and Losers
By Kevin A. Hassett
Posted: Tuesday, July 23, 2002
This analysis of the stock market bashes the conventional wisdom about bubbles, showing that such famous examples as Tulipomania were not, in fact, bubbles at all. [Read More]
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Deregulating Property-Liability Insurance
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| Restoring Competition and Increasing Market Efficiency |
| Edited by J. David Cummins |
| Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2002 |
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The book focuses on private passenger automobile insurance--the most important personal line of property-liability coverage, with annual premiums of about $120 billion.
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Government-Sponsored Enterprises
Mercantilist Companies in the Modern World
By Thomas H. Stanton
Posted: Friday, March 1, 2002
This book traces the origins of GSEs, contrasts investor-owned and cooperative GSEs, and examines such issues as activities and the quality of oversight. [Read More]
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The Antitrust Laws
A Primer
By John H. Shenefield, Irwin M. Stelzer
Posted: Saturday, December 1, 2001
A former top antitrust officer at the U.S. Department of Justice and a noted economist guide readers through the increasingly complex antitrust laws. [Read More]
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Money, the Financial System, and the Economy
By R. Glenn Hubbard
Posted: Saturday, September 1, 2001
This textbook introduces economic explanations for the organization of the financial system and the interconnection between the financial system and the economy. [Read More]
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Serving Two Masters, Yet Out of Control
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Edited by Peter J. Wallison
Posted: Monday, July 2, 2001
Because two disparate clients demand loyalty from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, these government-sponsored entities must fulfill two ultimately irreconcilable roles. [Read More]
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Global Business in Iran: Interactive
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A new AEI web tool, "Global Business in Iran: Interactive," documents major financial transactions with the Islamic Republic between 2000 and 2007. The findings, based on open-source reporting, are organized by country, economic sector, company, and financial institution. The Institute's researchers have documented more than 300 transactions amounting to more than $150 billion. The interactive tool will be updated regularly as new information comes in. |
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