Misunderstanding financial crises : why we don't see them coming
By: Gorton, Gary
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BookPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.Description: xiv, 278 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780199922901Subject(s): Financial crises -- United States | Monetary policy -- United StatesDDC classification: 338.5/42 Online resources: Location Map
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 338.542 GO MI (Browse shelf) | Available | T0053526 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Creating the quiet period -- Financial crises -- Liquidity and secrets -- Credit booms and manias -- The timing of crises -- Economic theory without history -- Debt during crises -- The quiet period and its end -- Moral hazard and too-big-to-fail -- Bank capital -- Fat cats, crisis costs, and the paradox of financial crises -- The panic of 2007-2008 -- The theory and practice of seeing.