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Bank Runs and Systemic Risk, EPUB eBook

Bank Runs and Systemic Risk EPUB

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Description

This chapter examines performance and stability issues associated with bank operations.

It first shows how bank portfolio structures pose a trade-off for both bank and system stability.

It next considers policies for reducing the likelihood of speculative bank runs, examining the roles of lender of last resort, deposit insurance, and information production.

Finally, the chapter considers how system risks differ from the risk of individual bank operations, and sketches policies for dealing with them.

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