# In an op-ed, Prof. Lawrence White questions restricting ratings on European governments' bonds

1 Faculty News November 3, 2011 ![The New York Times Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027320.jpg?itok=W8xBr66g)>

Excerpt from [The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/11/03/europes-war-on-downgrades/europe-wants-to-silence-bad-ratings) -- "Europeans have decided to continue their reliance on ratings for financial regulation – but apparently not when those ratings are unfavorable."
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