Open research questions in Global Financial Regulation and Crises
57 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 878 Global Financial Regulation and Crises papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
The balance between normative accountability and power politics in transnational corporate accountability. The role of meso-level institutions in mediating normative accountability and power politics. The need for a nuanced understanding of the complex relationships between transnational corporations, nation-states, and international institutions.
We interpret this contradiction—a commitment to compliance generated in part by a fear of enforcement, despite a lack of evidence for enforcement’s impact—as a “rational myth.
The Limits of Enforcement in Global Financial Governance: Blacklisting in FATF as Rational Myth · 2024 · DOIThe limitations of conventional financial analysis in identifying and verifying critical hidden parameters. The need for a multidimensional due diligence architecture to reduce operational opacity and improve institutional resilience.
The Blind Spot Protocol: Institutional Blindness Coefficient and Default Architecture in Unidimensional Financial Models · 2026 · DOIThe country's high level of income and access to international capital markets raise questions about its continued need to draw on International Bank for Reconstruction and Development financial resources, - The cost of membership is always increasing
The Option for Graduation: Rethinking Romania’s Role in Bretton Woods Multilateral Development Banks · 2026 · DOIThe need for further research on the technical characteristics of cryptoassets and their implications for enforcement proceedings - The importance of considering the international dimension of cryptoassets and their enforcement
Cryptoassets as a Threat to State Sovereignty in the Field of Enforcement and Insolvency · 2026 · DOIThe lack of specific legal regulations for the enforcement of cryptoassets - The absence of effective tools for identifying and sanctioning cryptoassets
Cryptoassets as a Threat to State Sovereignty in the Field of Enforcement and Insolvency · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the regulation of whistleblower protection in business transactions. The current legislation may not provide sufficient protection for whistleblowers.
Benefits and Risks Resulting from Granting Legal Protection to Whistleblowers in the Process of Detecting Irregularities in the Financial Market · 2026 · DOIFurther research is needed to examine the long-term effects of the Vienna Initiative on the CESEE banking sector. Studies can investigate the impact of other factors, such as economic conditions and political developments, on the evolving European banking system. Research can also focus on the development of more effective banking policies and regulations in the region.
The study identifies a gap in the literature on the role of power relations between European authorities, home and host countries, and national interest in shaping the CESEE banking sector. It also highlights the need for more research on the impact of governors' leadership styles on national responses to the evolving EU financial governance.
The paper identifies the need for financial organizations to establish and operate a compliance assurance function to identify, mitigate, and manage compliance risks. The paper highlights the importance of internal defense lines for the stability and integrity of the financial sector.
The compliance assurance function in light of the recommendation for internal defense lines in Hungary · 2026 · DOIThe study relies on limited functional observations where supervisory practice is documented. The research does not provide a comprehensive analysis of all EU countries, but rather focuses on selected member states.
Artificial intelligence in financial security: Legal challenges in Japan’s AML/CFT regime and comparative insights from selected EU countries · 2026 · DOIThe study identifies a gap in the regulation of AI in AML/CFT systems, particularly with regards to liability for decisions made by AI. The research highlights the need for more precise legal provisions concerning liability for decisions made by AI in AML/CFT systems. The study found that the concept of 'artificial intelligence' is not uniformly defined in international or national legal documents.
Artificial intelligence in financial security: Legal challenges in Japan’s AML/CFT regime and comparative insights from selected EU countries · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the role of non-traditional governance actors in VET policy transfer. The research highlights the need to consider the strategic vision and interactions of these actors. The paper seeks to address this gap by examining the role of Fundación Bertelsmann in promoting Dual VET in Spain.
Beyond Traditional Governance Actors in VET Policy Transfer: An Analysis of Fundación Bertelsmann's Role as a Policy Entrepreneur in Dual VET Adoption in Spain · 2026 · DOIThe lack of harmonization between national legislation and international standards, - The need for international legal standards to ensure financial stability
The traditional analysis of currency depreciation through macroeconomic indicators is insufficient. There is a need to reconceptualize currency depreciation as a constitutional economic governance issue. The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the relationship between constitutional law and monetary governance.
State Responsibility and Currency Depreciation in Selected Developing Countries: A Comparative Constitutional Analysis · 2026 · DOIFuture research could explore the application of the study's findings to other contexts and jurisdictions. The paper's conclusions could be tested through empirical research on the effectiveness of whistleblowing policies and procedures. Further study could also examine the implications of the study's findings for the development of compliance systems and integrity management frameworks.
San Marino's financial system is small and highly open. The system faces sizable fixed compliance costs due to regulatory convergence. The country needs to offset these costs with integration-related benefits.
Financial System Integration of Microstates: The Case of San Marino and the EU Association Agreement · 2026 · DOIThere is a need for alternative empirical frameworks that are transparent, scalable, and compatible with ex-ante assessment in microstate contexts. Standard empirical approaches to evaluating integration policies are often ill-suited to microstate contexts.
Financial System Integration of Microstates: The Case of San Marino and the EU Association Agreement · 2026 · DOIDrawing on a systematic analysis of UK bilaterals signed with EU countries since 2021, it shows how their form, scope and content are thereby limited by these constraints, with important implications for the United Kingdom's strategy of bilateralism post‐Brexit.
The use of digital technologies and monetary innovations poses challenges to the protection of monetary users' rights and public monetary management. The central bank's position as the supreme monetary institution must be preserved. The principle of lex monetae needs to be redefined to maintain monetary stability and preserve monetary sovereignty.
The paper identifies a gap in the current literature regarding the examination of the principles of monetary law in the context of digital technologies and monetary innovations. The study highlights the need to redefine the principle of lex monetae to maintain monetary stability and preserve monetary sovereignty.
Building on the anthropology of law and the economization perspective, I bridge this gap by focusing on the processes by which money is economized through security devices, mechanisms that enable the exchange of money by sustaining a credit relationship when connections between lender and borrower are insufficient, inadequate, or altogether absent.
From collateral to money: social meaning, security devices and the law in the depersonalization of monetary relationships · 2022 · DOIThe disproportion in the level of knowledge of products available on the financial market between professionals and their clients and the lack of standardization of detailed rules for examining complaints by financial market entities were the basis for establishing the Office of the Financial Ombudsman.
Zadania i zasady działania Rzecznika Finansowego w świetle prac parlamentarnych nad Ustawą z dnia 5 sierpnia 2015 roku o rozpatrywaniu reklamacji przez podmioty rynku finansowego i o Rzeczniku Finansowym · 2022 · DOIHowever, the scope and nature of measures available to the KNF in the prevention of economic crime are determined by the institutional position of the KNF, which has not been established as a law enforcement authority or a uniformed or special service but rather an institution engaged in the fi ght against economic crime by providing expertise, supporting other state services specialised in this area.
Determinants, principles and perspectives of cooperation between the polish fi nancial supervision authority and the police in economic security and prevention of economic crime — a quest for synergies · 2021 · DOI92 of this Code complicates unreasonably the creditor’s ability to satisfy quickly his claim under bank guarantee, therefore its scope should be limited to the guarantor’s refusal to pay under bank guarantee only in case of a manifestly fraudulent claim.
Most-cited papers in Global Financial Regulation and Crises
- What Are Institutions? · Journal of Economic Issues · 2006 · 1,427 citations
- From the Positive to the Regulatory State: Causes and Consequences of Changes in the Mode of Governance · Journal of Public Policy · 1997 · 746 citations
- Les régulations dans les organisations: Régulation de contrôle et régulation autonome · Revue Française de Sociologie · 1988 · 363 citations
- The Unexpected Winner of the Crisis: The European Commission’s Strengthened Role in Economic Governance · Journal of European Integration · 2014 · 289 citations
- Central banking and the infrastructural power of finance: the case of ECB support for repo and securitization markets · Socio-Economic Review · 2018 · 268 citations
- Legitimating Transnational Standard-Setting: The Case of the International Accounting Standards Board · Journal of Business Ethics · 2010 · 171 citations
- Standardization Cycles: A Process Perspective on the Formation and Diffusion of Transnational Standards · Organization Studies · 2012 · 162 citations
- Institutional Change in Contemporary Capitalism: Coordinated Financial Systems since 1990 · World Politics · 2005 · 125 citations
- Time Will Tell: The EFSF, the ESM, and the Euro Crisis · Journal of European Integration · 2013 · 119 citations
- Law, Regulation, and the Business Climate: The Nature and Influence of the World Bank Doing Business Project · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 2015 · 113 citations
Most recent work
- Out of Many, Many: Variation in East Central Europe Financial Governance Despite the EU's Single Market · JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies · 2026
- From Capital Markets Union to Savings and Investments Union: The Shifting Policy Narratives on European Financial Market Integration · JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies · 2026
- Beyond banking? an institutional logics perspective on the European Investment Bank’s approach to fragile states · New Political Economy · 2026
- The" Onderzoeksplicht" Paradox: Statutory Duty to Investigate, Documented Follow-Up Gaps, and the Financial-Sector Reporting-Investigation Architecture in Dutch Implementation of EU AML and Whistleblower Frameworks — A PRISMA Systematic Review and Mixed-Methods Evidence Synthesis of Wwft Article 23, AMLD Article 38, Directive (EU) 2024/1640 Article 60, and DNB / AFM / FIU-Nederland Supervisory Practice (2015–2026) · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Whistleblowing and the protection of EU financial interests: A comparative assessment of Italy, France and Ireland · New Journal of European Criminal Law · 2026
- A regulatory body faced with institutional change: how French football's financial regulation agency has adapted to financialization · Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal · 2026
- The Blind Spot Protocol: Institutional Blindness Coefficient and Default Architecture in Unidimensional Financial Models · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Socio-technical Governance and Legitimation Processes: A Comparative Analysis of the Belgian, Italian, and Spanish National Recovery and Resilience Plans · Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice · 2026
- Legal regulation of digital currencies · Frontiers in Human Dynamics · 2026
- The Option for Graduation: Rethinking Romania’s Role in Bretton Woods Multilateral Development Banks · The Romanian Economic Journal · 2026
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