Haircuts

When "confidence" is lost, "liquidity dries up." We investigate the meaning of "confidence" and "liquidity" in the context of the current financial crisis. The financial crisis is a manifestation of an age-old problem with private money creation, banking panics. We explain this and provide some evidence with respect to the current crisis.

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Year of publication:	2009-08
Authors:	Gorton, Gary ; Metrick, Andrew
Institutions:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	NBER Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	AP CF EFG ME published as Gary Gorton & Andrew Metrick, 2010. "Haircuts," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Nov, pages 507-520. Number 15273
Classification:	G0 - Financial Economics. General ; G1 - General Financial Markets ; G14 - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies ; G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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