Systemic risk in the financial sector: An analysis of the subprime-mortgage financial crisis

Economist

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-207

  Hellwig, Martin F ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON COLLECTIVE GOODS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Banking regulation; Capital requirements; Mortgage securitization; Subprime mortgage financial crisis; Systemic risk

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CAPITAL; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; MORTGAGE LENDING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349139435     PISSN: 0013063X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10645-009-9110-0     Document Type: Article

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