The U.S. financial system is inextricably connected with financial systems around the world. How have non-U.S. regulators approached this question of regulating financial activities in an interconnected world?
Professor of Finance, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Robert F. Dittmar's research focuses on empirical and theoretical issues in asset pricing, in particular the determination of the term structure of interest rates and the cross-section of equity risk premia. His work has been published in the Journal…
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