Interview with the Southern California Record about congressional letter to the SEC regarding potential anti-competitive market practices and trading restrictions associated with electronic trading platforms like Robinhood (March 17, 2021). “Trading apps aren’t just neutral onramps into financial markets for small-dollar investors,” said Erin Lockwood, assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine. “Despite…Continue Reading Southern California Record: UCI prof answers questions about Robinhood practices posed by OC Congresswoman Steel
Social Sciences recognizes outstanding faculty researchers
Write-up of 2021 UCI School of Social Sciences Research Award winners Laura Enriquez (Associate Professor Research Award) and Erin Lockwood (Assistant Professor Research Award). Lockwood, a political scientist, is the Social Sciences Assistant Professor Research Award recipient. Established in 2005, the honor recognizes research excellence accompanied by a strong project proposal from a junior faculty…Continue Reading Social Sciences recognizes outstanding faculty researchers
Mother Jones: This Agency Could Push Banks to Fight Inequality — and Biden Has to Decide Who Should Run It
Quoted in Mother Jones article on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s role in advancing or hindering racial equity (February 19, 2021)….Continue Reading Mother Jones: This Agency Could Push Banks to Fight Inequality — and Biden Has to Decide Who Should Run It
Bloomberg Law: Progressives Fret Over Biden’s Pick to Oversee National Banks
Quoted in Bloomberg Law article on the Biden administration’s choice of Michael Barr to head the Office of Comptroller of the Currency….Continue Reading Bloomberg Law: Progressives Fret Over Biden’s Pick to Oversee National Banks
Marketplace: Biden team faces pressure over who leads key banking regulator
Interview with Kimberly Adams of Marketplace (American Public Media) about the Biden administration’s pick for head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the role the agency plays in exacerbating or repairing the racial wealth gap. Aired February 1, 2021. Available here….Continue Reading Marketplace: Biden team faces pressure over who leads key banking regulator
Washington Post: The best work in political economy in 2020
My 2020 Review of International Political Economy article on the international political economy of global inequality was included in Dan Drezner’s annual “Albie” awards for the year’s best writing in political economy. Erin Lockwood, “The international political economy of global inequality,” Review of International Political Economy, June. What should scholars of the global political economy study? For…Continue Reading Washington Post: The best work in political economy in 2020
Marketplace: Trump administration considers ways to help the travel industry
Brief interview with Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams comparing proposed industry bailouts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to the 2008 financial crisis bailouts authorized under TARP. Aired March 11, 2020. Available here….Continue Reading Marketplace: Trump administration considers ways to help the travel industry
Marketplace: Fed’s proposed Volcker Rule requirements change
Brief interview with Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams about the Federal Reserves proposed changes to the Volcker Rule. Aired May 29, 2018. Available here….Continue Reading Marketplace: Fed’s proposed Volcker Rule requirements change
Marketplace: CFPB and OCC fines against Wells Fargo
Brief interview with Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams on the CFPB/OCC fines against Wells Fargo. Aired April 20, 2018. Segment available here….Continue Reading Marketplace: CFPB and OCC fines against Wells Fargo
UCI School of Social Sciences New Faculty Feature: Erin Lockwood
Write-up and short video discussing my research on the UCI School of Social Sciences website….Continue Reading UCI School of Social Sciences New Faculty Feature: Erin Lockwood