Why the subprime crisis is different: A Minskyian approach

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 239-255

  Dymski, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central bank intervention; Credit and liquidity risk; Financial instability; Minsky model; Subprime crisis

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CENTRAL BANK; CREDIT PROVISION; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; LENDING BEHAVIOR; MODELING;

EID: 77950923909     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bep054     Document Type: Article

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