John R. Walter

Research Interests

One of my major responsibilities is tracking banking regulation and legislation for policy implications of interest to the Bank. This responsibility has sparked several recent articles that examine the likely effectiveness of existing or proposed regulations in light of certain bank incentives.

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John Walter is a senior economist and research advisor in the Research Department and has been with the Richmond Fed since 1981. His responsibilities include briefing the Bank’s president and other management on the status and implications of current banking legislation, preparing speeches for the president, writing articles for Richmond Fed and financial trade publications, and speaking to community and professional groups.

Education

M.A., Ohio State University, 1981
B.S., Virginia Tech, 1979

“How Large is the Federal Financial Safety Net?” (with John A. Weinberg). Cato Journal 21, no. 3 (Winter 2002): 369-393.

Issue	Title	Author(s)
Spring 2009	The Consolidation of Financial Regulation: Pros, Cons, and Implications for the United States	Sabrina R. Pellerin John R. Walter Patricia E. Wescott
Winter 2008	Antitrust Analysis in Banking: Goals, Methods, and Justifications in a Changed Environment	John R. Walter Patricia E. Wescott
Fall 2006	Not Your Father's Credit Union	John R. Walter
Winter 2006	The 3-6-3 Rule: An Urban Myth?	John R. Walter
Winter 2005	Depression-Era Bank Failures: The Great Contagion or the Great Shakeout?	John R. Walter
Winter 2004	Closing Troubled Banks: How the Process Works	John R. Walter
Spring 2003	Banking and Commerce: Tear Down This Wall?	John R. Walter
Spring 2002	What Can Price Theory Say about the Community Reinvestment Act?	John R. Walter Robert L. Lacy
Winter 1999	Pooling or Purchase: A Merger Mystery	John R. Walter
Winter 1998	Can a Safety Net Subsidy Be Contained?	John R. Walter
Fall 1996	Firewalls	John R. Walter
Fall 1995	The Fair Lending Laws and Their Enforcement	John R. Walter
Fall 1994	Were Bank Examiners Too Strict with New England and California Banks?	John R. Walter Robert M. Darin

Paper	Title	Author(s)
10-03 March 2010	How Large Has the Federal Financial Safety Net Become?	Nadezhda Malysheva John R. Walter
09-8 May 2009	The Consolidation of Financial Market Regulation: Pros, Cons, and Implications for the United States	Sabrina R. Pellerin John R. Walter Patricia E. Wescott

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