After the Flood How the Great Recession Changed Economic Thought |
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| Editor:
| Glaeser, Edward L.
Santos, Tano
Weyl, E. Glen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-44354-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $97.95 |
Book Description:
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A major problem for economists responding to the financial crisis of 2007-2009 has been the narrowness that has accompanied the development of the field. Most financial economists are ill-equipped to study the design of policy to ensure the financial sector serves the real economy. The contributors of this volume, all top financial economists, address in new ways the causes, the consequences, and the appropriate policy response to the financial crisis, both for the real world...
More DescriptionA major problem for economists responding to the financial crisis of 2007-2009 has been the narrowness that has accompanied the development of the field. Most financial economists are ill-equipped to study the design of policy to ensure the financial sector serves the real economy. The contributors of this volume, all top financial economists, address in new ways the causes, the consequences, and the appropriate policy response to the financial crisis, both for the real world and for economics as a field.