Research
PIFS conducts research on policy issues impacting the global financial system. PIFS research has focused on issues such as US Treasury market liquidity, global equity market structure, the rise of cloud computing and, most recently, the regulation of crypto markets.
The Federal Reserve The Weakest Lender of Last Resort Among Its Peers (2015)
Abstract This article for the first time compares the Federal Reserve’spowersas lender of last resort (‘LLR’) and its ability to fight contagion, with its three major peers, the Bank of England (the ‘BOE’), the European Central Bank (the ‘ECB’) and the Bank of Japan...
The Importance of the Retail Payment System (2014)
Abstract This article explores the importance of an efficient retail payment system and develops an integrated framework for evaluation of the retail payment system by policy makers. It examines the costs and benefits of the various types of retail payment system,...
Stockholder Adoption of Mandatory Individual Arbitration For Stockholder Disputes (2013)
Part I of this Article discusses in detail the shortcomings of the modern class action system, including its uncertain benefits (in terms of compensation and deterrence) as well as its indisputable high costs. Part II then presents the benefits of the mandatory...