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Books and Book Chapters

Financial Fiasco: How America's Infatuation with Homeownership and Easy Money Created the Economic Crisis, by Johan Norberg, September 2009.

"Monetary Policy and Financial Regulation," Chapter 36, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Antitrust," Chapter 40, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Trapped: When Acting Ethically Is Against the Law, John Hasnas, March 2006.

Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of Almost Everything, Gene Healy, November 2004.

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Cato Studies

"Questioning Homeownership as a Public Policy Goal," by Morris A. Davis, Policy Analysis no. 696, May 10, 2012

"Reputation under Regulation: The Fair Credit Reporting Act at 40 and Lessons for the Internet Privacy Debate," by Jim Harper, Policy Analysis no. 690, December 8, 2011

"Capital Inadequacies: The Dismal Failure of the Basel Regime of Bank Capital Regulation," by Kevin Dowd, Martin Hutchinson, Jimi Hinchliffe and Simon Ashby, Policy Analysis no. 681, July 29, 2011

"The Subprime Lending Debacle: Competitive Private Markets Are the Solution, Not the Problem," by Patric H. Hendershott and Kevin Villani, Policy Analysis no. 679, June 20, 2011

"Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege," by David Reiss, Policy Analysis no. 674, April 18, 2011

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Articles and Newsletters

"The Dangerous Experiment of the Durbin Amendment," by Richard A. Epstein, Regulation, Vol. 33, No. 1, Spring 2011.

"The Inefficiency of Clearing Mandates," by Craig Pirrong , Policy Analysis, No. 665, July, 21, 2010.

"Lessons from the Financial Crisis," by John H. Cochrane, Regulation, Vol. 32, No. 4, Winter 2009-2010.

"Did Deregulation Cause the Financial Crisis?," by Mark A. Calabria, Cato Policy Report, July/August 2009.

"Financial Innovation, Regulation, and Reform," by Charles W. Calomiris, Chapter 7, Cato Journal Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter 2009 .

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Opinion and Commentary

"Where's the Accountability?," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review (Online), May 16, 2012

"Once Again, Break up the Banks," by Arnold Kling, National Review (Online), May 15, 2012

"JPMorgan Losses Do Not Make the Case for Regulation," by Mark A. Calabria, Huffington Post, May 15, 2012

"Killers of Banks and Jobs," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, May 14, 2012

"Geithner's Willful Negligence," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, April 30, 2012

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Legal Briefs

Bulldog Investors General Partnership v. Massachusetts, March 5, 2012 (PDF, 206 KB)

Standard Investment Chartered, Inc. v. National Assoc. of Securities Dealers, October 26, 2011 (PDF, 255 KB)

Skilling v. United States, December 17, 2009 (PDF, 211 KB)

Indiana State Police Pension Trust v. Chrysler LLC, October 6, 2009 (PDF, 200 KB)

Events

"Is Dodd-Frank Constitutional?," February 15, 2011 [Policy Forum]

"Banking and Insurance in the 112th Congress," December 7, 2010 [Policy Forum]

"The Role of the Community Reinvestment Act in the Financial Crisis," November 18, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"Too Big To Save? How to Fix The U.S. Financial System," November 12, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Diagnosing and Treating the Roots of the Financial Crisis," September 2, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Audit the Fed: Dodd-Frank, QE3, and Federal Reserve Transparency," Mark A. Calabria, Congressional Testimony, October 4, 2011.

"Housing Finance — What Should the New System Be Able To Do?" Mark A. Calabria, Congressional Testimony, March 23, 2010.

"Systemic Risk and Resolution Issues," by John H. Cochrane, Congressional Testimony, September 24, 2009.

"Resolving Non-Bank Financial Institutions," by Jeffrey A. Miron, Congressional Testimony, September 24, 2009.

"The Worsening Foreclosure Crisis: Is It Time to Reconsider Bankruptcy Reform?," Mark A. Calabria, Congressional Testimony, July 23, 2009.

Multimedia

Investment Protectionism And What to Do about It featuring James Bacchus, Nancy McLernon, Josh Kallmer and Daniel J. Ikenson (May 17, 2012) [Events, 52:20]

Richard W. Rahn discusses financial regulations on FOX (April 14, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 05:11]

FHA and the Housing Correction featuring Mark A. Calabria (February 13, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 09:58]

Mark A. Calabria discusses Cordray and Dodd Frank on AFR's Nothing But the Truth w/ Crane Durham (January 5, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 11:53]

Capital Standards and Financial Crisis featuring Kevin Dowd (November 28, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 07:33]

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