▽The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation ●05/10 03:59 Remarks by Commissioner Peirce at the SEC’s 31st International Institute for Securities Market Growth and DevelopmentPosted by Hester M. Peirce, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, onFriday, May 9, 2025Capital markets, DLT, regulation, SECMore from: Hester Peirce, U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionHester M. Peirce is a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Thi
▽Offsetting Behaviour ●05/10 02:51 Eric Crampton Thursday, 8 May 2025Social media slippery slopesYesterday, I went through what I see as a trilemma for age-gating social media access.A system putting obligations and liability on social media providers to keep kids off the platform will have at least one of the following three problems:Easily worked around by those under the age limit;Cumbersome for those over the age limit;Ends internet ps
▽Kids Prefer Cheese ●05/09 12:52 Angus and Mungowitz Wednesday, May 07, 20253D ChessTrump is on the 3D chess team.On the losing team.By himself.Because the three different D's are contradictory. I try to "steel man" each separate strategy, as a way of showing that even if you think each of the three is good (I don't think that, but suppose....), then it's STILL true that you can't achieve all three at the same time.From the folks at AIER, my c
▽Econbrowser ●05/08 19:35 James D.Hamilton GS: “The goods trade deficit widened by $16.5bn, driven mainly by front-loading of imports of pharmaceutical products from Ireland”That’s from GS yesterday. Question: Should one stock up on ibuprofen, because I anticipate a lot of headaches coming. Asking for a friend.Continue reading →This entry was posted on May 7, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.GS: “The goods trade deficit widened by $16.5bn, driven