Senior Fellow

Robert E. Litan

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.

	Transferring Environmentally Sound Technologies in an Intellectual Property-Friendly Framework
	President Obama and the Smart Grid
	The Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
	Judicial Nominations in the Bush and Obama Administrations’ First Nine Months

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Robert E. Litan

Research and Commentary

"Offshoring" Service Jobs: Bane or Boon and What to Do?April 01, 2004

Relationships in Financial Services: Are Anti-Tying Restrictions Out of Date?March 15, 2003

Comment on the Revised Proposed Final JudgmentJanuary 15, 2002

Why the Minnesota Supreme Court Should Overturn a Lower Court Decision on Price-SettingJanuary 15, 2001

New Financial Instruments and Institutions: Opportunities and Policy ChallengesJuly 01, 2007

Financial Gatekeepers: Can They Protect Investors?May 01, 2006

Capital Idea: Open Japan's Banking IndustryAugust 10, 2001

Deregulating Auto InsuranceAugust 01, 2001

The Origins of the Financial CrisisNovember 24, 2008

Evaluating the Economy and the Possibility of a "Double Dip" RecessionNovember 19, 2009

Prudent Lending Restored: Securitization After the Mortgage MeltdownSeptember 15, 2009

Top Ten Global Economic Challenges: An Assessment of Global Risks and PrioritiesFebruary 01, 2007

The Effects of Broadband Deployment on Output and Employment: A Cross-sectional Analysis of U.S. DataJune 01, 2007

Economists' Statement on U.S. Broadband PolicyMarch 15, 2006

Bandwidth for the PeopleMay 15, 2004

Evaluating the New Executive Order on RegulationApril 01, 2007

United We Serve: National Service and the Future of CitizenshipJune 01, 2003

The Great Credit Squeeze: How It Happened, How to Prevent AnotherMay 16, 2008

An Analysis of the Tenth Government Report On the Costs and Benefits of Federal RegulationsJune 01, 2007

Some Internet Mergers Deserve a Careful LookMay 01, 2007

The Broad Benefits of Restoring the Great LakesSeptember 04, 2007

Paying Less For Real Estate Brokerage: What Can Make It Happen?June 27, 2005

The Section 8 Rental Subsidy DisasterSeptember 01, 1996

The Housing Disaster That's Not Being FixedJuly 01, 1996

United We Serve: National Service and the Future of CitizenshipJune 01, 2003

9/11/2001: The Case for Universal ServiceSeptember 01, 2002

Energy Price Controls: Been There, Done ThatMay 21, 2001

Top Ten Global Economic Challenges: An Assessment of Global Risks and PrioritiesFebruary 01, 2007

Regulating Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air ActOctober 01, 2006

Energy Price Controls: Been There, Done ThatMay 21, 2001

Top Ten Global Economic Challenges: An Assessment of Global Risks and PrioritiesFebruary 01, 2007

It's Time to Let Banks (Even Big Ones) CompeteJune 08, 2006

Services Offshoring, American Jobs, and the Global EconomyDecember 01, 2005

The Costs of Book-CookingSeptember 04, 2002

Fixing Corporate Disclosure After EnronAugust 16, 2002

The Big Telecomm Mergers: Nothing to FearNovember 18, 2005

A Law That's Out of Date: Anti-Tying Restrictions On BanksMay 27, 2003

Following the Money: The Enron Failure and the State of Corporate DisclosureFebruary 26, 2003

Protecting the American Homeland: One Year OnApril 07, 2003

A Complicated Intersection: Public Action to Protect Private PropertyJune 01, 2002

Protecting the American HomelandMay 01, 2002

Open Doors: Foreign Participation in Financial Systems in Developing CountriesSeptember 19, 2001

Top Ten Global Economic Challenges: An Assessment of Global Risks and PrioritiesFebruary 01, 2007

Financial Crises: Lessons from the Past, Preparation for the FutureDecember 01, 2005

The Future of Domestic Capital Markets in Developing CountriesSeptember 04, 2003

Commercializing University Innovations: A Better WayMay 15, 2007

Top Ten Global Economic Challenges: An Assessment of Global Risks and PrioritiesFebruary 01, 2007

Regulating Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air ActOctober 01, 2006

Energy Price Controls: Been There, Done ThatMay 21, 2001

Top Ten Global Economic Challenges: An Assessment of Global Risks and PrioritiesFebruary 01, 2007

Regulating Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air ActOctober 01, 2006

Energy Price Controls: Been There, Done ThatMay 21, 2001

Regulating Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air ActOctober 01, 2006

Regulating Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air ActOctober 01, 2006

National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) BriefJuly 15, 2000

When the Rules Are the Real RisksNovember 01, 2004

The European Union Privacy DirectiveMay 07, 1998

Avoiding a Showdown Over EU Privacy LawsFebruary 01, 1998

When the Rules Are the Real RisksNovember 01, 2004

Evaluating the New Executive Order on RegulationApril 01, 2007

The President's New Executive Order on RegulationJanuary 31, 2007

United We Serve: National Service and the Future of CitizenshipJune 01, 2003

Financial Conglomerates: The Future of Finance?April 01, 2003

Prosperity Reigned on His WatchJanuary 14, 2001

The Myth of Network Neutrality and What We Should Do About ItNovember 01, 2006

Economists' Statement on U.S. Broadband PolicyMarch 15, 2006

The Big Telecomm Mergers: Nothing to FearNovember 18, 2005

A Brief Guide To Fixing FinanceSeptember 22, 2008

The Great Credit Squeeze: How It Happened, How to Prevent AnotherMay 16, 2008

Comment on the Federal Trade Commission's Strategic Plan for 2003-2008July 15, 2003

The Origins of the Financial CrisisNovember 24, 2008

Regulating and Resolving Institutions Considered “Too Big to Fail”May 06, 2009

Three Cheers for Treasury’s Plan for Regulating Systemic RiskMarch 30, 2009

The Origins of the Financial CrisisNovember 24, 2008

Regulating and Resolving Institutions Considered “Too Big to Fail”May 06, 2009

Three Cheers for Treasury’s Plan for Regulating Systemic RiskMarch 30, 2009