We are delighted to announce the next in our popular Spotlight series of lectures, bringing you cutting edge thought leadership from our world leading faculty.
Dr John Thanassoulis, Professor of Financial Economics, will present a talk on Competitiveness and Growth Objectives: Regulatory stringency as a competitive tool for financial centres.
Three out of the four top financial centres, other than New York, are currently overseen by a financial regulator which has an explicit objective to enhance the competitiveness of its financial centre and so increase the nation's growth. This talk develops a model in which financial regulators compete to attract internationally mobile banks by setting the level of regulatory stringency to meet both financial stability and growth objectives. We argue that competitive deregulation will not arise if the relatively growth-focused regulator becomes even more growth focused. But it becomes more likely if the relatively stability-focused regulator becomes more growth focused, though it won't be a race to the bottom.
John is the Professor of Financial Economics at Warwick Business School and Course Director for the MSc Global Central Banking and Financial Regulation. He is a CEPR Research Fellow and a Panel Member for the UK Competition and Markets Authority. His research explores misconduct, ethics, remuneration, financial stability and competition.
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