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Weighing Down America: The Health and Economic Impact of Obesity
Obesity and excess weight is an expanding health problem for more than 60 percent of Americans, and
a new study by Hugh Waters and Ross DeVol finds that it's a tremendous drain on the U.S. economy as well.
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ESG Ratings: The Road Ahead
MI REVIEW ARTICLE
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An Affordable Housing Fee in the Context of GSE Reform
Among the many stumbling blocks to achieving bipartisan housing finance reform are deep-seated diff
erences in lawmakers views on the role of government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), or their potential successors, in affordable housing.
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Bringing Housing Finance Reform over the Finish Line
The housing finance reform debate has regained momentum, as those involved aim to move towards bipa
rtisan housing finance system legislation in 2018.
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Regional Performance Over Time: Thriving and Reviving Amid Economic Challenges
What factors distinguish cities that can withstand an economic downturn, or rebound afterward, from
those that cannot? Are these factors unique to successful cities, or are there best practices that can be adopted by peer cities?
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Housing Finance Reform: Step-by-Step
Remarks as prepared for delivery to the Goldman Sachs Housing Finance Conference
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Toward a New Secondary Mortgage Market
There is a simple and sensible way to finally achieve comprehensive housing finance reform in the U
.S.. The approach proposed in this paper is to amend the charters of Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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Currency Manipulation Provisions Do Not Belong in Trade Agreements
Demands for provisions to stop currency manipulation by foreign governments have become central to
the congressional debate over proposed trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, under
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Regulation and Supervision of the Biggest Banks by the Biggest Countries: Consensus on Principles, Variation in Practices
All around the world, financial system policymakers continue to respond vigorously to the problems
in financial markets, institutions, and regulation and supervision brought into relief by the crisis of 2007 through 2009.
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FinTech: Building a 21st-Century Regulator’s Toolkit
From new digital payment systems and the use of digital or electronic currencies to the use of data
analytics and the creation of online investment and finance platforms, FinTech developments are already having an impact on traditional financial markets
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Proxy Advisory Firms, Governance, Market Failure, and Regulation
Proxy advisory firms have arisen due to market failures underlying voting and the broader system of
corporate governance. However, proxy advisory firms, which are not subject to mandatory regulation, reflect market failures of their own.
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A Conversation About Housing Finance Reform
Milken Institute and Urban Institute experts discuss a draft bill under discussion as of March 2018
in the Senate Banking Committee to reform the housing finance system.
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