Abstract

Recently, the U.S. government passed a major financial regulatory overhaul known as the Dodd- Frank bill. Soon thereafter, the Basel Committee revised its capital standards to boost minimum tier one equity requirements for banks over time.

The stated purpose of the U.S.'s Dodd-Frank financial regulatory reform bill, and the Basel reforms, was to fix the problems that came to light during the recent financial crisis. Do these reforms address those problems?

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Citation

Calomiris, Charles. "Beyond Basel and the Dodd-Frank Bill." Shadow Open Market Committee and e21, October 12, 2010.

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