International Approach to Failing Financial Institutions Sought
U.S. and U.K. regulators stress progress on cross-border agreements.
The Growing Application of Cost-Benefit Analysis to Financial Regulation
Cost-benefit analysis assumes an increasingly prominent role in financial rulemaking.
No Country for Large Profits: G20 Endorses Plan to Update Tax Rules
OECD plan lays out new rules for addressing corporate tax avoidance.
A New Tax-and-Spend Strategy to Fight Obesity
Scholar proposes a manufacturers’ excise tax to fund obesity-prevention efforts.
Judicial Review in American and European Competition Law
Despite differences, antitrust enforcement models in the U.S. and Europe have some features in common.
WADA Extends the First Doping Offense Ban to 4 Years
The World Anti-Doping Agency ratified the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code.
Have Bank Regulators Effectively Responded to the Financial Crisis?
External committee offers recommendations to enhance OCC supervision of financial institutions.
Cost and Benefit Changes During Federal Rulemakings
Data from recent rulemakings do not show that OIRA review systematically lowers estimated benefits and increases estimated costs.
My Pathway
Robert A. Kagan provides his own perspective on major influences and broad themes underpinning his research.
Robert A. Kagan: Scholar of Professional Expertise
Kagan’s agenda favors professionalism as the key alternative to hyper-adversarial contestation.
Kagan the Comparativist
Robert A. Kagan’s comparative perspective on American law and politics has set the stage for a productive debate over regulation.