Financial Law and Risk Control

Deciphering the Liquidity and Credit Crunch 2007-2008

Markus K. Brunnermeier

Year
2009
Venue
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Level
Advanced
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Summary

Explains the mechanisms of the 2007-2008 liquidity and credit crisis, including funding liquidity, market liquidity, leverage, securitization, and amplification channels. The article is useful for connecting crisis dynamics to prudential supervision and systemic-risk regulation.

Citation

Markus K. Brunnermeier. "Deciphering the Liquidity and Credit Crunch 2007-2008." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009.

DOI: 10.1257/jep.23.1.77

BibTeX

@article{Brunnermeier2009Deciphering,
  title = {Deciphering the Liquidity and Credit Crunch 2007-2008},
  author = {Markus K. Brunnermeier},
  year = {2009},
  journal = {Journal of Economic Perspectives},
  doi = {10.1257/jep.23.1.77},
  url = {https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.23.1.77}
}
Original source: American Economic Association

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