Overview
- Argues that the changing financial sector has made the economy more vulnerable to risk perceptions
- Steps right into important political controversies of our time
- Proposes strengthened regulation and supervision of all financial intermediaries
- Suggests policies to reduce risk exposure for households, firms, and financial intermediaries
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Crisis!
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The Financial Revolution
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The Evolution of Economic Theory
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Theory Confronts Reality
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Looking Forward
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About this book
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Ricardo A. Halperin taught macroeconomics and monetary theory at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and advised Argentina's Minister of Economy, Secretary to the Treasury, and National Development Bank before joining the World Bank, where he held various management positions. He is currently retired.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Influence of Uncertainty in a Changing Financial Environment
Book Subtitle: An Inquiry into the Root Causes of the Great Recession of 2007-2008
Authors: Ricardo A. Halperin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48778-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-48777-9Published: 06 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84010-9Published: 13 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-48778-6Published: 21 January 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 287
Topics: Financial History, Public Finance, History of Economic Thought/Methodology