Balancing the Banks: Global Lessons from the Financial Crisis
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Balancing the Banks: Global Lessons from the Financial Crisis
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Overview
The financial crisis that began in 2007 in the United States swept the world, producing substantial bank failures and forcing unprecedented state aid for the crippled global financial system. Bringing together three leading financial economists to provide an international perspective, Balancing the Banks draws critical lessons from the causes of the crisis and proposes important regulatory reforms, including sound guidelines for the ways in which distressed banks might be dealt with in the future.
While some recent policy moves go in the right direction, others, the book argues, are not sufficient to prevent another crisis. The authors show the necessity of an adaptive prudential regulatory system that can better address financial innovation. Stressing the numerous and complex challenges faced by politicians, finance professionals, and regulators, and calling for reinforced international coordination (for example, in the treatment of distressed banks), the authors put forth a number of principles to deal with issues regarding the economic incentives of financial institutions, the impact of economic shocks, and the role of political constraints.
Offering a global perspective, Balancing the Banks should be read by anyone concerned with solving the current crisis and preventing another such calamity in the future.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691168197 |
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| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Publication date: | 09/22/2015 |
| Edition description: | Reprint |
| Pages: | 152 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.50(d) |
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Chapter 1: Introduction by Mathias Dewatripont, Jean-Charles Rochet, and Jean Tirole 1
Regulation in a Historical Perspective 1
To Regulate or Not to Regulate? 3
The Challenges Facing Prudential Regulation 6
Building an Adaptive Regulatory System in a Global World 7
Keeping a Balance 8
Chapter 2: Lessons from the Crisis by Jean Tirole 10
Part I: What Happened? 11
Part II: How Should the Financial System Be Reformed? 47
Chapter 3: The Future of Banking Regulation by Jean-Charles Rochet 78
The Basel Accords 78
The Breakdown of the Basel Prudential Regime 86
The Necessary Reforms 100
Chapter 4: The Treatment of Distressed Banks by Mathias Dewatripont and Jean-Charles Rochet 107
Reforming Prudential Policy for Distressed Banks 110
Macroeconomic and Systemic Considerations 118
International Cooperation 122
References 131
Index 137
What People are Saying About This
This book offers a clear analysis of the financial crisis: causes, mechanisms, and policy. Written by top experts in economics and prudential regulation, it will be read by many economists and graduate students, as well as journalists, policymakers, the general public, and advanced undergraduate students. The scholarship is top-notch.
— Xavier Gabaix, New York University
Three giants in the field have teamed up to offer their insightful perspectives on prudential regulation at a crucial time. The book is both academic and pragmatic, a real bridge between these two worlds. Mandatory reading for all policymakers and academics involved in the difficult subjects of banking regulation and crisis prevention.
— Ricardo Caballero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Three giants in the field have teamed up to offer their insightful perspectives on prudential regulation at a crucial time. The book is both academic and pragmatic, a real bridge between these two worlds. Mandatory reading for all policymakers and academics involved in the difficult subjects of banking regulation and crisis prevention."—Ricardo Caballero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"This is a very good book on the financial crisis by three of the best economists in the world. Unusually among top economists, all three are knowledgeable about banking and the financial system. It will have an important impact on the debate about the reform of regulation."—Franklin Allen, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania"This timely book provides valuable insights and suggestions from three of the foremost experts in the field of regulation."—Markus K. Brunnermeier, Princeton University"This book offers a clear analysis of the financial crisis: causes, mechanisms, and policy. Written by top experts in economics and prudential regulation, it will be read by many economists and graduate students, as well as journalists, policymakers, the general public, and advanced undergraduate students. The scholarship is top-notch."—Xavier Gabaix, New York University
This is a very good book on the financial crisis by three of the best economists in the world. Unusually among top economists, all three are knowledgeable about banking and the financial system. It will have an important impact on the debate about the reform of regulation.
— Franklin Allen, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
This timely book provides valuable insights and suggestions from three of the foremost experts in the field of regulation.
— Markus K. Brunnermeier, Princeton University