Are New Regulations Likely to Prevent a Future Financial Crisis

question 156

Multiple Choice

Are new regulations likely to prevent a future financial crisis?

• A) Yes, regulatory agencies have been effective at anticipating the secondary effects of new regulations.
• B) Yes, industries that were highly regulated were unaffected by the Crisis of 2008.
• C) No, regulators have a poor record with regard to foreseeing future problems.
• D) No, current regulations could have prevented the Crisis of 2008, but were largely ignored.

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