Collateral constraints and the amplification mechanism

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 277-292

  Krishnamurthy, Arvind ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Credit market imperfections; Financial crises; Incomplete markets; Insurance; Interest rate swaps; Liquidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042229588     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0531(03)00098-X     Document Type: Article

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