The Increasing Virulence of Man-Made Crises: Financial Crises and Global Instability

In this article, we examine financial crises after the Bretton Woods period using a new virulence index. After summarizing financial crises after Bretton Woods, we analyze aspects of four separate crises in a virulence index. The index includes measures of contagion, as well as impacts on economic, financial and social indicators. We find that financial crises have increased in virulence over time.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Hsu, Sara
Published in:	Journal of Economic Issues. - M.E. Sharpe, Inc., ISSN 0021-3624. - Vol. 46.2012, 2, p. 491-498
Publisher:	M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
Subject:	Bretton Woods \| contagion \| financial crises \| virulence

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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