Faculty
Howell Jackson
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James S. Reid, Jr. Professor of Law
| Office: | Griswold 510 |
| Assistant: | Carole Mason 617/384-9814 |
| Phone: | (617) 495-5466 |
| Fax: | (617) 496-5156 |
| Email: | hjackson@law.harvard.edu |
Research Interests
- Federal Budget Policy
- International Finance
- Regulation of Financial Institutions and Financial Markets
- Social Security Reform
Representative Publications
- "Centralization, Competition, and Privatization in Financial Regulation," 2 Theoretical Inquiries in Law 649 (2001)
- "The Role of Rating Agencies in the Establishment of Capital Standards for Financial Institutions in a Global Economy," The Challenges Facing Financial Regulation (2001)
- "Regulatory Competition in International Securities Markets: Evidence from Europe in 1999--Part I," with Eric Pan 56 Business Law 653 (2001)
- "Could We Invest in Surplus?," 90 Tax Notes 1245 (2001)
- "Regulation of a Multi-Sectored Financial Services Industry: An Exploratory Essay," 77 Washington University Law Quarterly 319 (1999)
Subject Areas for Accepting Press Inquiries
- Pensions and Social Security
- Regulation of Financial Institutions
- Securities Regulation, Investment Companies
Education
- Brown University B.A. 1976, Economic Development of Modern China
- Harvard Law School J.D. 1982
- Harvard Business School M.B.A. 1982
Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Law, 1989
- Professor of Law, 1994
- Finn M. W. Caspersen and Household International Professor of Law, 1999-2004
- Associate Dean for Research and Special Programs, 2001-2003
- Vice Dean for Administration and Budget, 2003-2006
- James S. Reid, Jr. Professor of Law, 2004
- Acting Dean of the Faculty of Law, 2009