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Regulatory Capture

When regulation protects narrow interests – usually the interests of the incumbent industry – at the expense of the public interest. Capture occurs in various ways: from straightforward bribes and threats, to more implicit quid pro quos such as the lucrative future employment (revolving door), to softer forms of cognitive/cultural capture.
“… as a rule, regulation is acquired by the industry and is designed and operated primarily for its benefit.” George Stigler – The Theory of Economic Regulation (1971)

Regulatory Capture

Wells Fargo and the Failure of Boards and Regulators

Guy Rolnik
Two new reports concerning the Wells Fargo scandal suggest that the bank's senior management, its board of directors, and the regulators all knew about the bank's...
Regulatory Capture

When We Are Less Interested in the Truth, Capture Thrives

Guy Rolnik
The unprecedented divide between the way that Democrats and Republicans perceive the state of the economy may be linked to two important theories in...
Regulatory Capture

Stigler Center Launches Case Study Series

Luigi Zingales
On Thursday, the Stigler Center will launch the first in a series of business case studies that focus on the many ways special interest...
Regulatory Capture

I Was a Whistleblower. The Fed Is Not Doing Enough to Fix Wall Street’s Culture of Fear

Eric Ben-Artzi
Deutsche Bank whistleblower Eric Ben-Artzi, who publicly rejected a multimillion dollar award from the Securities and Exchange Commission this summer, writes about the failure...
Regulatory Capture

Uber, the Mayor’s Private Email, and the Underground Lobbying Complex

Guy Rolnik
The recent revelations regarding the interactions between Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and former Uber executive and Obama adviser David Plouffe suggest that the real action in...
Regulatory Capture

Executive Orders, Judicial Orders, and the Rule of Law

Daniel Hemel
What does President Trump’s executive order on immigration and its aftermath mean for the rule of law? What does President Trump’s executive order on immigration—and...
Regulatory Capture

Could the Fed Have Rescued Lehman Brothers? Q&A with Laurence Ball

Guy Rolnik
A new study argues that the Federal Reserve could have saved Lehman Brothers from bankruptcy, but chose not to, partly because of political pressures.  Eight-and-a-half years ago,...
Regulatory Capture

Revolving Doors in the Private Sector: Quid Pro Quo or Efficient Market Mechanism?

ProMarket writers
A new paper by Elisabeth Kempf from the University of Chicago looks into the performance of credit analysts who left to work for investment...
Regulatory Capture

Could Blockchain Technology Alter the Balance of Power Within the Financial System? Q&A with David Yermack

Asher Schechter
"Blockchain technology is threatening to remake the financial system from the top down in a way that threatens the existence of all the banks,...
Regulatory Capture

Managing Political Risk

Roy Shapira
A recent working paper suggests that firms react to political risk, both passively by cutting investment and employment, and actively by ramping up lobbying efforts. From Trump...
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