Lessons from financial crises: The role of clearinghouses

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 157-171

  Kroszner, Randall S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearinghouses; Mutualization of risk; Payments systems; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034557610     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026534619637     Document Type: Article

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