Does Regulation Prevent Fraud?

The Case of Manhattan Hedge Fund

Because the failure of the hedge-fund agency Manhattan Capital demonstrates, each authorities regulators and market gamers could make errors ensuing from cognitive biases. Responding to such errors by strengthening authorities watchdogs, though usually advisable, reduces each the watchdogs’ and the general public’s incentive to study, thereby making a vicious spiral of regulation, regulatory failure, and much more regulation.

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