Sharon Lee

My name is Sharon and I am a student in the College pursing a major in Political Science with a concentration in Political Economy and a minor in Legal Studies & History. Through this project, I aim to contribute the existing literature about financial regulation in the United States. Specifically, I aim to engage the literature surrounding Professor John C. Coffee’s concept of a “Regulatory Sine Curve,” which models the cyclical nature of financial regulation: that regulatory oversight increases after financial crises and wanes once the market returns to normalcy. My project explores whether the past decade of financial regulation and deregulation has led to or impacted changes in the way financial institutions approach lobbying as a means of affecting financial regulation. I aim to posit that as a result of the changes that have occurred within the political economy of financial regulation, the Regulatory Sine Curve is not the only model capable of predicting the lobbying efforts and influence of financial institutions.

Ever since high school, I have aspired to pursue undergraduate research at Penn; many years later, I feel very lucky to have finally become a part of this community. If you have any questions or want to chat, please feel free to reach out to me. I would love to talk!