November 05, 2010
Constant Vigilance: Maintaining Cartel Deterrence During the Great Recession

Margaret Levenstein, Valerie Suslow, Nov 05, 2010 Antitrust authorities around the world have continued to pursue illegal price-fixing throughout the economic crisis, but have also increasingly granted “inability to pay”...

October 28, 2010
Transcript: Can TCF Stop Durbin?

DAVID S. EVANS: Hey, everyone. This is David Evans. TCF, which is a mid-sized bank, about $18 billion of assets headquartered in Minnesota, sued the Fed – the Federal Reserve...

October 28, 2010
Can TCF Stop Durbin?

Last week we heard how TCF planned to stop Durbin dead in its tracks. Not so says the National Retail Federation’s lead lawyer Mallory Duncan. For another take on TCF’s...

October 04, 2010
The Consumer Financial Protection Board: Insights from Elizabeth Warren’s “Making...

Sep 16, 2010 The Consumer Financial Protection Board, which was set up by Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act, is waiting for the President to appoint a director to organize...

October 04, 2010
Financial Characteristics of Businesses in Bankruptcy by Elizabeth Warren and...

Authors: Elizabeth Warren (Harvard Law School) and Jay Lawrence Westbrook (University of Texas at Austin School of Law) Abstract:     The Business Bankruptcy Project is a five-year empirical study of about...

October 04, 2010
The Market for Data: The Changing Role of Social Sciences...

Author: Elizabeth Warren (Harvard Law School) Abstract:     A vigorous market for scholarly data exists, as journalists, lobbyists and legislators search for facts to pepper their public statements and better influence...

October 04, 2010
Bankrupt Children by Elizabeth Warren

Author: Elizabeth Warren (Harvard Law School) Abstract:     The missing players in bankruptcy are the families whose economic well-being will be tied to that of the filing debtor. They remain in...

October 04, 2010
Financial Collapse and Class Status: Who Goes Bankrupt? by Elizabeth...

Author: Elizabeth Warren (Harvard Law School) Abstract:     Every policy prescription, economic analysis, or news report about consumer bankruptcy rests on one or another unspoken image of the estimated 1.6 million...

October 04, 2010
The Growing Threat to Middle Class Families by Elizabeth Warren

Author: Elizabeth Warren (Harvard Law School) Abstract:     This year more children will live through their parents’ bankruptcy than their parents’ divorce. The signs of economic distress for families with children...