Slapped by the Invisible Hand
The Panic of 2007
Seiten
2010
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-973415-3 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-973415-3 (ISBN)
In Slapped by the Invisible Hand, insider Gary Gorton candidly unfurls the banking system that lay at the heart of the recent global financial crisis, providing an unparalleled glimpse, and what will quite possibly be regarded as the definitive take on the economic events that dragged the world into recession.
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 can best be understood as a panic-a wholesale panic, rather than a retail panic-involving financial firms "running" on other financial firms, resulting in the system becoming insolvent. As the financial crisis unfolded, Gorton was working inside an institution that played a central role in the collapse; thus this book presents the unparalleled perspective of a top scholar who was also a central insider.
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 can best be understood as a panic-a wholesale panic, rather than a retail panic-involving financial firms "running" on other financial firms, resulting in the system becoming insolvent. As the financial crisis unfolded, Gorton was working inside an institution that played a central role in the collapse; thus this book presents the unparalleled perspective of a top scholar who was also a central insider.
Gary B. Gorton is Professor of Finance for the Yale School of Management, previously taught at Wharton for 24 years, and worked in the Federal Reserve System. He is also a former consultant to AIG Financial Products.
APPENDIX A: A BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF THE EVENTS OF THE PANIC OF 2007; APPENDIX B: MAIN STRUCTURED INVESTMENT VEHICLE OUTCOMES
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.4.2010 |
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Reihe/Serie | Financial Management Association Survey and Synthesis |
Zusatzinfo | 30 black and white illustrations |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 503 g |
Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung |
Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Spezielle Betriebswirtschaftslehre ► Bankbetriebslehre | |
Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Finanzwissenschaft | |
Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-973415-1 / 0199734151 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-973415-3 / 9780199734153 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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