Economics & Finance
Regulatory Arbitrage and Innovation Frontier
When new technologies or financial innovations emerge, those seeking to evade existing rules migrate from lightly regulated jurisdictions to find permissive regulatory space in heavily regulated ones. However, once regulators determine that the innovation is functionally equivalent to existing financial activities, they apply the same regulatory standards. This process dramatically raises barriers to entry, ultimately determining whether the innovation survives.
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