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Too big to fail : the hazards of bank bailouts /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stern, Gary H.
Other Authors: Feldman, Ron J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Bank failures > United States.
Bank failures > Government policy > United States.
Banks and banking > State supervision.
Intervention (Federal government)
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : our message and methods
  • What is the problem?
  • Why protection is costly
  • How pervasive is TBTF?
  • Why protect TBTF creditors?
  • The growth of TBTF protection
  • Testing our thesis : the cases of not too big to fail
  • Can the problem be addressed?
  • Creating the necessary foundation
  • Reducing policymakers' uncertainty
  • Limiting creditor losses
  • Restricting payment system spillovers
  • Alternatives for managing too big to fail
  • Summary : talking points on too big to fail.