During two closed sessions before the luncheon, committee members discussed the latest in financial regulation issues. At a luncheon briefing following these sessions, SFRC members gave several statements and answered questions.

Recent economic research suggests that colleges siphon off a significant portion of federal education aid rather than lowering costs to students

In an upcoming piece, AEI's Kevin Hassett highlights a new unique index of policy uncertainty which was developed in a path-breaking paper by Stanford economists Scott R. Baker and Nicholas Bloom along with AEI Visiting Scholar and University of Chicago economist Steve Davis. Among...

This volume analyzes the forces behind India's emerging role as a world economic player and identifies the hidden weaknesses that, if unaddressed, may slow the country's growth.

This book offers perspectives from leading academics on China's difficult transition to financial-market liberalization.

The Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee (SFRC) is a group of publicly recognized independent experts on the financial services industry--including banking, insurance and securities--who meet regularly to study and critique regulatory policies affecting this sector of the economy.

Just as the political air is filled with talk of the inevitability of Barack Obama's re-election -- we are told that the kids at his Chicago headquarters are brimming with confidence -- in come some poll numbers showing him behind.

At this AEI event, housing policy experts will discuss the condition of the housing market and evaluate policy proposals. Mark Fleming, chief economist at CoreLogic, will describe the current status and outlook of the US housing market. Christopher J. Mayer of Columbia University will present the refinance proposal that he and R. Glenn Hubbard of AEI and Columbia University first offered in 2009. AEI’s Phillip Swagel, assistant secretary for economics at the Treasury Department during the financial crisis, will assess the Hubbard/Mayer proposal and other policy options and Steve Liseman from CNBC will comment on the broader macroeconomic impact of these policies and expectations from Wall Street.