The financial crisis of our time

The financial crisis of our time /

The Financial Crisis of Our Time investigates the mechanism by which the housing industry came into crisis beginning in 2006. It does not claim this to be the cause of the recent financial crisis--it argues that no single such cause can be identified. It posits that the events leading up to the rece...

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Main Author: Kolb, Robert W., 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011
Series:Financial Management Association survey and synthesis series.
Subjects:
Financial crises > United States > History > 20th century.
Financial crises > United States > History > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the financial crisis of our time
  • From securitization to subprime
  • Before the deluge
  • From the subprime crisis to financial disaster : an overview
  • Extinctions
  • The end of investment banking
  • When zombies walk the earth
  • Policy responses and the beginnings of recovery
  • Causes of the financial crisis : macroeconomic developments and federal policy
  • Causes of the financial crisis : the failure of Prudential regulation
  • Causes of the financial crisis : from aspiring home owner to mortgage lender
  • Causes of the financial crisis : from securitizer to ultimate investor
  • Causes of the financial crisis : financial innovation, poor risk management, and excessive leverage
  • Causes of the financial crisis : executive compensation and poor corporate governance
  • Consequences of the financial crisis and the future it leaves us
  • Glossary
  • Appendix 1: Timeline of the subprime financial crisis
  • Appendix 2: The original TARP proposal.

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