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Author Duffie, Darrell

Title How big banks fail and what to do about it / Darrell Duffie
Published Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (91 pages)
Contents Introduction -- What is a dealer bank? -- Failure mechanisms -- Recapitalizing a weak bank -- Improving regulations and market infrastructure -- Appendix: Central clearing of derivatives
Summary Dealer banks--that is, large banks that deal in securities and derivatives, such as J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs--are of a size and complexity that sharply distinguish them from typical commercial banks. When they fail, as we saw in the global financial crisis, they pose significant risks to our financial system and the world economy. How Big Banks Fail and What to Do about It examines how these banks collapse and how we can prevent the need to bail them out. In sharp, clinical detail, Darrell Duffie walks readers step-by-step through the mechanics of large-bank failures. He identifies where
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-86) and index
Notes English
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Subject Bank failures.
Bank failures -- Prevention
Bank failures -- United States
Financial crises
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Banks & Banking.
Bank failures
Financial crises
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781400836994
1400836999
1282864807
9781282864801
9786612864803
661286480X