Mercatus on Policy by Houman Shadab

Policy Briefs by Houman Shadab

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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 of the crisis and in important ways even helped to reduce its impact.
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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 will continue to be, a stabilizing force throughout the crisis.
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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 qualified to invest in hedge funds. Although this regulation is intended to protect investors, limiting hedge funds only to the wealthy prevents financially sophisticated yet non-wealthy investors from using the funds to minimize losses to their investment portfolios.
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Mercatus On Policy: Hedge Funds

Houman Shadab | Feb 2008
Houman Shadab writes on hedge funds and financial regulation in this Mercatus On Policy.
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Sarbanes-Oxley and Innovation by Public Companies

Houman Shadab | Dec 2007
Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Houman B. Shadab examines the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and analyzes its impact on innovation of public companies.