- How the Biden administration should tackle AI oversight
Report · 10 December 2020
The report provides a strategic analysis of the regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic decision-making at the onset of the Biden administration. The author argues that…
- Seven questions for Janet Yellen on financial stability
Report · 3 January 2019
This article presents a detailed interview with former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, reflecting on the state of the U.S. financial system ten years after the 2008 Great Recession. Yellen…
- How artificial intelligence affects financial consumers
Report · 31 January 2019
This report explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the consumer financial services market and its profound implications for financial protection and inclusion. The author…
- Stress tests: A policymaker’s perspective
Presentation · 5 February 2020
This text contains the formal remarks delivered by Donald Kohn at a Macroprudential Stress-Testing Conference hosted by the European Central Bank. Kohn identifies simultaneous, transparent bank…
- Strengthening international cooperation on artificial intelligence
Report · 17 February 2021
This report examines the strategic importance of artificial intelligence as a transformational general-purpose technology that impacts global economics, national security, and international…
- An analysis of financial institutions in Black-majority communities: Black borrowers and depositors face considerable challenges in accessing banking services
Report · 2 November 2021
The report provides a detailed examination of the systemic barriers that African Americans face in accessing credit and banking services in the United States. The author highlights a stark racial…
- Digital asset regulation: The state perspective
Event · 15 November 2022
On Tuesday, November 15, the Center on Regulation and Markets convened the third event of our series on regulating digital assets. Keynoting was the New York Department of Financial Services…
- One year later: Lessons learned from the March 2023 bank failures
Event · 5 March 2024
On March 5, the Brookings Institution’s Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy and Center on Regulation and Markets (CRM) reflected on these questions, beginning with a panel on shortcomings of…
- The Future of State-Owned Financial Institutions
Report · 7 January 2005
This publication provides an in-depth analysis of the systemic challenges associated with state-owned financial institutions and their impact on national economic health. Drawing on extensive…
- Climate change & the Fed: Navigating the transition to net zero
Blog · 7 March 2022
This commentary explores the evolving role of the Federal Reserve in addressing climate change, specifically distinguishing between navigating the transition to net zero and actively driving it.…
- Are we seeing the demise of stress testing?
Report · 24 June 2020
This report provides a critical analysis of the Federal Reserve’s 2020 bank stress testing results, examining whether the central bank has moved away from the original purpose of this essential…
- Reconsidering the regulatory uses of stress testing
Report · 21 May 2024
This report examines the evolution and current effectiveness of annual stress tests as a primary tool for setting minimum capital requirements for large banking institutions in the United States.…
- The Future of Financial Reform: A Live Web Chat with Douglas Elliott
Presentation · 22 May 2012
This document records a live expert discussion following the significant multi-billion dollar trading loss announced by JPMorgan Chase in 2012 which reignited a national debate over the necessity of…
- Assessing employer intent when AI hiring tools are biased
Report · 13 December 2019
This report explores the dual nature of artificial intelligence in the modern labor market, analyzing how algorithmic tools like Word2vec can either mitigate or inadvertently amplify historical…
- Figure of the week: The rapidly increasing role of cryptocurrencies in Africa
Report · 27 January 2022
This commentary highlights the explosive growth of the cryptocurrency market in sub-Saharan Africa and discusses the strategic regulatory responses required to harness this technological trend.…
- The Financial Policy Committee at the Bank of England
Presentation · 2 December 2021
This keynote address by Donald Kohn, delivered at a 2011 conference hosted by the Office of Financial Research, provides a detailed firsthand account of the United Kingdom’s transition toward a…
- Global Insurance Regulatory Developments and the Impacts on U.S. Consumers and Insurers
Event · 3 October 2014
On October 14, the Initiative on Business and Public Policy at Brookings convened a forum focusing on lessons about insurance from the financial crisis and how regulatory reforms are changing the…
- It’s time for our justice system to embrace artificial intelligence
Blog · 19 July 2017
This article argues that the justice system should adopt artificial intelligence more broadly to help reduce human bias, improve risk assessment, ease court congestion, and support fairer outcomes.…
- Strengthening Financial Sector Governance in Emerging Markets
Report · 30 June 2002
This comprehensive conference report summarizes the key findings from a high-level dialogue between the World Bank, the IMF, and the Brookings Institution regarding the critical role of financial…
- When medical robots fail: Malpractice principles for an era of automation
Report · 9 November 2020
This report examines the complex legal and ethical challenges surrounding liability when medical artificial intelligence and robotic systems fail to perform as intended. As healthcare increasingly…
- Rethinking bank oversight in the wake of recent banking turmoil
Report · 20 April 2023
Rethinking bank oversight in the wake of recent banking turmoil examines the fundamental shifts in the American financial regulatory landscape following the rapid collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and…
- What did the Fed do after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed?
Report · 25 January 2024
This detailed explainer from the Hutchins Center at Brookings examines the Federal Reserve’s critical "lender of last resort" function, focusing on the mechanisms deployed during the March 2023…
- Shooting for the moon: An agenda to bridge Africa’s digital divide
Report · 7 February 2020
This report provides a strategic overview of the urgent necessity for a digital transformation across the African continent to accelerate economic growth and job creation. Highlighting findings from…
- Gutenberg’s message to the AI era
Report · 15 July 2024
This report draws a profound historical parallel between the 15th-century invention of Johannes Gutenberg’s movable type printing press and the current rise of artificial intelligence. Based on the…
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