Slapped by the Invisible Hand The Panic Of 2007

Name: Slapped by the Invisible Hand The Panic Of 2007
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ISBN: 9780199734153

ISBN-10: 0199734151

ISBN-13: 9780199734153

Edition: 2010

Authors: Gary B. Gorton

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Originally written for a conference of the Federal Reserve, Gary Gorton's "The Panic of 2007" garnered enormous attention and is considered by many to be the most convincing take on the recent economic meltdown. Now, in Slapped by the Invisible Hand, Gorton builds upon this seminal work, explaining how the securitized banking system, the nexus of financial markets and instruments unknown to most people, stands at the heart of the financial crisis. The securitized banking system is, in fact, a real banking system, allowing institutional investors and firms to make large, short-term deposits. But, as any banking system, it was vulnerable to a panic. Indeed the events starting in August 2007…

Book details

List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/8/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.42" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




Introduction



Slapped in the Face by the Invisible Hand: Banking and the Panic of 2007



The Panic of 2007, Part 1



The Panic of 2007, Part 2



Bank Regulation When "Banks" and "Banking" Are Not the Same



A Note to Those Reading This in 2107


Notes


References


Index