Agenda. Consumer financial protection policy continues to raise challenging questions at the intersection of consumer credit and payment systems, emerging technologies, other areas of law, and larger issues regarding the stability and efficiency of the banking system. The Sixth Annual Public Policy Institute on Financial Services Regulation will examine a number of issues including the … Continue reading “Sixth Annual Public Policy Institute on Financial Services Regulation”
The LEC’s Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) hosted a two-day program on the economics of information. The first day consisted of instruction on the foundational economics of information, with focus on search costs, adverse selection, and the economics of advertising and privacy. The day finished with an industry panel to discuss the role of … Continue reading “LEC Workshop on Consumer Protection for AG Staff and Economists”
This event is closed. If you have any questions, please contact the event planner directly. The AGEP Economics Institute was a three and a half day program that addressed the fundamental issues often at the heart of legal disputes and provided Attorneys General and their staff with a solid grounding in the economics of legal … Continue reading “AGEP Economics Institute”
Underfunded public employee pensions are one of the major fiscal crises confronting American states and municipalities. It is estimated that the shortfall is as much as $1 trillion and payments to retirees increasingly are diverting funds for necessary services, including police, fire, schools, roads, and other core services. Efforts at reform have run into increasing … Continue reading “LEC Public Policy Conference on Solving the Public Pension Crisis”
In the wake of the global financial crisis, countries around the world have been grappling with the need to develop a modern consumer financial protection system that simultaneously protects consumers and preserves and encourages competition, choice, and innovation. Rapid technological innovation promises the development of novel consumer products and seamless payment systems, but also raises … Continue reading “Second Annual LEC Consumer Credit Academy”
Consumer financial protection is fraught with problems arising from breaches in the electronic payment system, threats to privacy, black markets, and overall data security. As internet commerce accelerates, vulnerabilities inherent in this growing flow of individual and institutional financial information create substantial public policy challenges for regulators and decision-makers. The Seventh Annual Public Policy Institute … Continue reading “AGEP Seventh Annual Public Policy Institute on Financial Services”
The Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) and Mason Attorneys General Education Program were pleased to host their Workshop for Attorneys General on the Economics of Information, Advertising, and Privacy, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 through Thursday, June 8, 2017. The Workshop will brought together state attorneys general staff and regulators from throughout the United States … Continue reading “Workshop for Attorneys General and Regulators on the Economics of Information, Advertising, and Privacy”
The AGEP Economics Institute is a three and a half day program that addresses the fundamental issues often at the heart of legal disputes and provides Attorneys General and their staff with a solid grounding in the economics of legal and public policy issues. The program includes the analysis of numerous court cases and emphasizes … Continue reading “AGEP Economics Institute”
The rise of the Internet and growth of the sharing economy are transforming local and global commerce and forcing policymakers to reconsider traditional approaches to regulation. To ensure that the new economy is governed appropriately, regulators and law enforcement officials must understand how it differs from traditional business arrangements and how consumers, entrepreneurs, and workers … Continue reading “Workshop on the Law & Economics of the Sharing Economy”
State Attorneys General are among the nation’s most important antitrust and competition enforcers, and they are frequently called upon to address matters that pose unique impacts on local and state economies. The AGEP Workshop on the Economics of Antitrust and Competition Law helped state attorney general staff lawyers improve their understanding of competition economics and … Continue reading “Workshop on the Economics of Antitrust and Competition Law”
