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Banking and Finance Law

Vanderbilt University Law School

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Financial regulation

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Fintech And The Innovation Trilemma, Yesha Yadav, Chris Brummer Jan 2019

Fintech And The Innovation Trilemma, Yesha Yadav, Chris Brummer

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Whether in response to roboadvising, artificial intelligence, or crypto-currencies like Bitcoin, regulators around the world have made it a top policy priority to supervise the exponential growth of financial technology (or "fintech") in the post-Crisis era. However, applying traditional regulatory strategies to new technological ecosystems has proven conceptually difficult. Part of the challenge lies in the tradeoffs involved in regulating innovations that could conceivably both help and hurt consumers and market participants alike. Problems also arise from the common assumption that today's fintech is a mere continuation of the story of innovation that has shaped finance for centuries.

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The Money Problem: A Rejoinder, Morgan Ricks Jan 2018

The Money Problem: A Rejoinder, Morgan Ricks

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Let me begin by thanking Yuri Biondi and Accounting, Economics and Law: A Convivium for hosting this book review symposium. It is a privilege to have my book reviewed by this distinguished roster of experts. Since the book's publication I have had some time to reflect on its strengths and weaknesses. Unsurprisingly, the reviewers in this issue have identified a number of the book's more glaring shortcomings. But it relieves me to say that I don't think the book's key arguments have (yet) sustained any mortal wounds, even if solid blows have been landed.

The basic thesis of The Money …