Houman Shadab

Member, Financial Markets Working Group
Associate Professor of Law, New York Law School

Houman B. Shadab is a member of the Financial Markets Working Group at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is an associate professor of law at New York Law School. His research focuses on financial law and regulation including areas such as hedge funds and derivatives. Dr. Shadab has testified before Congress on executive compensation and on hedge funds and the financial crisis. H.

Published Research

Talking the Talk, or Walking the Walk? Outcome-Based Regulation of Transnational Investment Houman Shadab, Jerry Ellig \| Jul 29, 2009 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks to increase investors' access to foreign markets by negotiating bilateral agreements with foreign regulators pursuant to a policy known as "mutual…	Guilty by Association? Regulating Credit Default Swaps Houman Shadab \| Mar 27, 2009 Houman B. Shadab writes about how current discussions on regulations and policies about financial instruments by policymakers fail to distinguish between Credit Default Swaps and the actual…
An Artifact of Law: U.S. Prohibition of Retail Hedge Funds Houman Shadab \| Dec 02, 2008 In this article Houman Shadab addresses the inaccessibility of the U.S. hedge funds market.	Fending for Themselves: Creating a U.S. Hedge Fund Market for Retail Investors Houman Shadab \| Aug 07, 2008 This article addresses the inability of U.S. retailers to directly invest in hedge funds. The article proposes specific regulatory reforms to allow sophisticated retail investors to have access to…

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Working Papers

Talking the Talk, or Walking the Walk? Outcome-Based Regulation of Transnational Investment (archive version)

Houman Shadab, Jerry Ellig | Apr 2008

Today, individual U.S. retail investors have virtually limitless opportunities to invest their money, with a notable exception: they cannot directly invest in securities of foreign issuers and still…

Talking the Talk, or Walking the Walk? Outcome-Based Regulation of Transnational Investment

Jerry Ellig, Houman Shadab | Apr 2008

Policy Briefs

Credit Default Swaps and Regulatory Reform Houman Shadab \| Aug 2009 Although the use of Credit Default Swaps (CDS) by certain banks and insurance companies to trade mortgage-related risks exacerbated losses from the financial crisis, CDSs were not a fundamental cause…	Hedge Funds and the Financial Crisis Houman Shadab \| Jan 2009 Senior Research Fellow and member of Mercatus's Financial Markets Working Group Houman B. Shadab looks at how hedge funds have faired during the financial crisis and argues that they have been, and…
Hedging One's Bets - Increasing Access to Hedge Funds Houman Shadab \| Mar 2008 In the United States, unlike in several other advanced economies such as Ireland and Hong Kong, the law requires individuals to be wealthy (e.g., earning $200,000 in income if single) to be…	Mercatus On Policy: Hedge Funds Houman Shadab \| Feb 2008 Houman Shadab writes on hedge funds and financial regulation in this Mercatus On…

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Testimony & Comments

Hedge Funds and the Financial Market Houman Shadab \| Nov 13, 2008 Senior Research Fellow and member of Mercatus's Financial Markets Working Group Houman B. Shadab presented testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 13, 2008.	Executive Pay and the Role of Compensation Consultants Houman Shadab \| Dec 05, 2007 Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Houman B. Shadab delivered this testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Shadab discusses the academic law and economic literature…
Dubai Financial Services Authority’s Proposed Hedge Fund Code of Practice Houman Shadab \| Oct 03, 2007 This Public Interest Comment addresses the Dubai Financial Services Authority's query as to whether the hedge fund industry may prefer a more prescriptive approach to defining best…	Public Interest Comment on Hedge Fund Investor Qualifications Houman Shadab \| Mar 09, 2007 The SEC's proposed rules harm investors by reducing their ability to decrease overall portfolio risk through purchasing hedge fund securities. Hedge funds are primarily a tool for risk management and…

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Research Summaries & Toolkits

Media Clippings

'Too Big to Fail' Destoying the Effectiveness of the Fed Houman Shadab, Veronique de Rugy \| Sep 28, 2009 Outlet: National Review Online - The Corner	Plans to Expand Financial Oversight May Add New Risks Houman Shadab, Lawrence J. White \| Apr 07, 2009 Outlet: Washington Post
News Analysis: Geithner plan sidesteps key questions Houman Shadab \| Mar 23, 2009 Outlet: Financial News	Newscast: Wall Street rebounds, but recession looms Houman Shadab \| Nov 13, 2008 Outlet: NBC News

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Talking the Talk, or Walking the Walk? Outcome-Based Regulation of Transnational Investment Houman Shadab, Jerry Ellig \| Jul 29, 2009 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks to increase investors' access to foreign markets by negotiating bilateral agreements with foreign regulators pursuant to a policy known as "mutual…	Guilty by Association? Regulating Credit Default Swaps Houman Shadab \| Mar 27, 2009 Houman B. Shadab writes about how current discussions on regulations and policies about financial instruments by policymakers fail to distinguish between Credit Default Swaps and the actual…
An Artifact of Law: U.S. Prohibition of Retail Hedge Funds Houman Shadab \| Dec 02, 2008 In this article Houman Shadab addresses the inaccessibility of the U.S. hedge funds market.	Fending for Themselves: Creating a U.S. Hedge Fund Market for Retail Investors Houman Shadab \| Aug 07, 2008 This article addresses the inability of U.S. retailers to directly invest in hedge funds. The article proposes specific regulatory reforms to allow sophisticated retail investors to have access to…

Credit Default Swaps and Regulatory Reform Houman Shadab \| Aug 2009 Although the use of Credit Default Swaps (CDS) by certain banks and insurance companies to trade mortgage-related risks exacerbated losses from the financial crisis, CDSs were not a fundamental cause…	Hedge Funds and the Financial Crisis Houman Shadab \| Jan 2009 Senior Research Fellow and member of Mercatus's Financial Markets Working Group Houman B. Shadab looks at how hedge funds have faired during the financial crisis and argues that they have been, and…
Hedging One's Bets - Increasing Access to Hedge Funds Houman Shadab \| Mar 2008 In the United States, unlike in several other advanced economies such as Ireland and Hong Kong, the law requires individuals to be wealthy (e.g., earning $200,000 in income if single) to be…	Mercatus On Policy: Hedge Funds Houman Shadab \| Feb 2008 Houman Shadab writes on hedge funds and financial regulation in this Mercatus On…

Hedge Funds and the Financial Market Houman Shadab \| Nov 13, 2008 Senior Research Fellow and member of Mercatus's Financial Markets Working Group Houman B. Shadab presented testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 13, 2008.	Executive Pay and the Role of Compensation Consultants Houman Shadab \| Dec 05, 2007 Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Houman B. Shadab delivered this testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Shadab discusses the academic law and economic literature…
Dubai Financial Services Authority’s Proposed Hedge Fund Code of Practice Houman Shadab \| Oct 03, 2007 This Public Interest Comment addresses the Dubai Financial Services Authority's query as to whether the hedge fund industry may prefer a more prescriptive approach to defining best…	Public Interest Comment on Hedge Fund Investor Qualifications Houman Shadab \| Mar 09, 2007 The SEC's proposed rules harm investors by reducing their ability to decrease overall portfolio risk through purchasing hedge fund securities. Hedge funds are primarily a tool for risk management and…

'Too Big to Fail' Destoying the Effectiveness of the Fed Houman Shadab, Veronique de Rugy \| Sep 28, 2009 Outlet: National Review Online - The Corner	Plans to Expand Financial Oversight May Add New Risks Houman Shadab, Lawrence J. White \| Apr 07, 2009 Outlet: Washington Post
News Analysis: Geithner plan sidesteps key questions Houman Shadab \| Mar 23, 2009 Outlet: Financial News	Newscast: Wall Street rebounds, but recession looms Houman Shadab \| Nov 13, 2008 Outlet: NBC News

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Published Research

Talking the Talk, or Walking the Walk? Outcome-Based Regulation of Transnational Investment

Guilty by Association? Regulating Credit Default Swaps

An Artifact of Law: U.S. Prohibition of Retail Hedge Funds

Fending for Themselves: Creating a U.S. Hedge Fund Market for Retail Investors

Working Papers

Talking the Talk, or Walking the Walk? Outcome-Based Regulation of Transnational Investment (archive version)

Talking the Talk, or Walking the Walk? Outcome-Based Regulation of Transnational Investment

Policy Briefs

Credit Default Swaps and Regulatory Reform

Hedge Funds and the Financial Crisis

Hedging One's Bets - Increasing Access to Hedge Funds

Mercatus On Policy: Hedge Funds

Testimony & Comments

Hedge Funds and the Financial Market

Executive Pay and the Role of Compensation Consultants

Dubai Financial Services Authority’s Proposed Hedge Fund Code of Practice

Public Interest Comment on Hedge Fund Investor Qualifications

Research Summaries & Toolkits

The Obama Administration's Proposal for Financial Regulatory Reform

Media Clippings

'Too Big to Fail' Destoying the Effectiveness of the Fed

Plans to Expand Financial Oversight May Add New Risks

News Analysis: Geithner plan sidesteps key questions

Newscast: Wall Street rebounds, but recession looms

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