Can "It" Happen Again? Essays on Instability and Finance
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Can "It" Happen Again? Essays on Instability and Finance is a collection of Hyman Minsky’s influential essays analyzing the inherent instability of financial systems and the dynamics that lead to economic crises.
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Target entity: Can "It" Happen Again? Essays on Instability and Finance Context triple: [Hyman Minsky, notableWork, Can "It" Happen Again? Essays on Instability and Finance]
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Target entity: Can "It" Happen Again? Essays on Instability and Finance Target entity description: Can "It" Happen Again? Essays on Instability and Finance is a collection of Hyman Minsky’s influential essays analyzing the inherent instability of financial systems and the dynamics that lead to economic crises.
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A.
The Banking Crisis Handbook
The Banking Crisis Handbook is a work by former U.S. Senator Donald W. Riegle Jr. that analyzes the causes, dynamics, and policy implications of modern banking and financial crises.
-
B.
Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
"Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance" is a book that analyzes the causes and dynamics of financial crises and proposes reforms to make the global economic system more resilient.
-
C.
From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis
"From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis" is an economic history work by Anna Schwartz that compares the monetary and financial dynamics of the 1930s Great Depression with those of the 2007–2008 global financial crisis.
-
D.
The Global Financial Environment
The Global Financial Environment refers to the overall conditions, trends, and risks in international financial markets and institutions that influence global economic stability and growth.
-
E.
Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy
Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy is a book by economist Raghuram Rajan that analyzes the structural weaknesses and imbalances in the global financial system that led to the 2008 crisis and continue to pose risks to economic stability.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| addresses | possibility of repeating large-scale financial collapses ⓘ |
| analyzes |
credit cycles
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lender of last resort policies ⓘ leverage and speculative finance ⓘ regulation of financial institutions ⓘ |
| associatedWith | post-Keynesian economics ⓘ |
| author |
Hyman Minsky
NERFINISHED
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Hyman P. Minsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
influenced later analyses of financial crises
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popularized Minsky's views on financial fragility ⓘ |
| examines | conditions under which a crisis like the Great Depression can recur ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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finance ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
dynamics leading to economic crises
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inherent instability of financial systems ⓘ interaction between finance and the real economy ⓘ policy responses to financial instability ⓘ role of debt in macroeconomic fluctuations ⓘ |
| genre |
economics literature
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financial economics ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays by Hyman Minsky ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Keynesian economics
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Minskian financial instability hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ banking ⓘ business cycles ⓘ economic crises ⓘ financial instability ⓘ financial markets ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ |
| notableFor | early systematic treatment of financial instability in macroeconomics ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Depression
NERFINISHED
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central banking policy ⓘ financial regulation debates ⓘ |
| subtitle | Essays on Instability and Finance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
economists
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financial scholars ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | Minsky's financial instability hypothesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Can "It" Happen Again? Essays on Instability and Finance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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