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Senior Fellow

Robert E. Litan

Robert E. Litan

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

An economist and lawyer who has served in a variety of federal agencies and White House posts, Bob Litan is an expert on antitrust; banking; Internet policy; and other financial and regulatory issues.



Expertise

Antitrust; banking; financial institutions; internet policy; trade policy

Background

Past Positions
Former director of the Brookings Economic Studies Department (1996-2003);Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget (1995-96);Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice (1993-95);Partner, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy;Visiting Lecturer in Banking Law, Yale Law School;Staff Member, President's Council of Economic Advisers (1977-79);Member, Presidential-Congressional Commission on the Causes of the Savings and Loan Crisis;Consultant, U.S. Treasury Department

Education

Ph.D. (1987), J.D. (1977), M.Phil. (1976), Yale University;B.S., Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, 1972


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioWhy Business Should Oppose Net NeutralityAugust 13, 2010Harvard Business Review
Save to My PortfolioFueling Local Economies: Research, Innovation and JobsJune 29, 2010Joint Economic Committee
Save to My PortfolioIn Defense of Much, But Not All, Financial InnovationFebruary 17, 2010The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioThe Future of Financial ReformDecember 02, 2009Joint Economic Committee
Save to My PortfolioRegulating and Resolving Institutions Considered “Too Big to Fail”May 06, 2009Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Save to My PortfolioRegulating Systemic RiskMarch 30, 2009Fixing Finance Series
Save to My PortfolioWhere Were the Watchdogs? Systemic Risk and the Breakdown of Financial GovernanceMarch 04, 2009Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Save to My PortfolioRegulating Insurance After the CrisisMarch 04, 2009Fixing Finance Series
Save to My PortfolioBailout Q&A: Fix Regulators, Liquidate Fannie and Freddie?February 17, 2009The Wall Street Journal
Save to My PortfolioFixing Finance: A Roadmap for ReformFebruary 2009Fixing Finance Series
Save to My PortfolioThe Origins of the Financial CrisisNovember 2008Fixing Finance Series

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