Literature review 1 The 2008 global financial crisis The effects on the U.S. economy have by now been widely analysed and dissected‚ so several economists have focused on the influences of other countries. Mishkin (2011) pointed out that the inner link between countries’ financial systems was tighter than previously realized. Naudé (2009) studied the correlation between the 2008 financial crisis and the developing countries and proposed that some developing countries were less affected and
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Banking & Insurance Effect of Financial Crisis on Insurance Business João Ferreira Leandro Barbosa Luís Leão Mikolaj Mokwinski Index Introduction .........................................................................................................................................3 How do insurance companies work? ...................................................................................................4 Modern financial crisis affects the activity of insurers by 3 main mechanisms
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the economic crisis of 2007/2008. Certain incentive systems led the delivery of deceptive information rising conflicts of interests. There were excessive risks involved as well as fraudulent behavior that initiated the crisis. Moreover as the crisis suggested‚ there was lack of understanding the economics of securitization. Also‚ the risks were not significantly understood or considered‚ and the probable events could not be predicted (Stiglitz‚ n.d.‚ p.1). As a result of the crisis starting in 2007
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Cause of the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 During Asian Financial Crisis‚ the Thai baht devaluation‚ the Malaysian ringgit was "attacked" by speculators. The overnight rate jumped from under 8% to over 40%. The factors that triggered the 1997 crisis was negative perceptions of the Malaysian economy following the dramatic collapse of the Thai economy. Foreign investors and international rating agencies had failed to consider underlying risks in the Thai economy‚ and spurred by fear that
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The EMH‚ the Financial Crisis and the Behavioral Finance 1. Introduction The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) that was first proposed by Fama (1965‚ 1970) is the cornerstone of the modern financial economic theory. The EMH argues that the market is efficient and asset price reflects all the relevant information concerned about its return. The genius insight provided by the EMH has changed the way we look at the financial crisis thoroughly. However‚ the confidence in the EMH is eroded by the
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A MINSKY-KINDLEBERGER PERSPECTIVE ON THE FINANCIAL CRISIS J. Barkley Rosser‚ Jr. (contact) Professor of Economics‚ James Madison University Tel: 540-568-3212‚ email: rosserjb@jmu.edu Marina V. Rosser‚ Professor of Economics James Madison University Tel: 540-568-3094‚ email: rossermv@jmu.edu Mauro Gallegati‚ Professor of Economics Università Politecnica delle Marche‚ Ancona‚ Italy Email: Mauro.gallegati@gmail.com January‚ 2012 Abstract: Hyman Minsky and Charles Kindleberger discussed
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Causes of The Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 According to our financial textbook “ Financial crises are major disruptions in financial markets characterized by sharp declines in asset prices and firm failures” (Mishkin and Eakins 2012). In August 2007‚ defaults in mortgage market for subprime borrowers sent a shudder through the financial markets‚ leading to the worst U.S financial crisis since the Great Depression. Alan Greenspan‚ chairman of the Fed‚ described the financial crisis as a “once-in-a-century
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TWN Global Economy Series 26 Financial Crisis and Asian Developing Countries The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis: The Case of Malaysia GOH SOO KHOON AND MICHAEL LIM MAH-HUI Third World Network TWN The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis: The Case of Malaysia GOH SOO KHOON AND MICHAEL LIM MAH-HUI Third World Network TWN The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis: The Case of Malaysia is published by Third World Network 131 Jalan Macalister 10400 Penang‚ Malaysia
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banking crisis affecting the financial sector are now being observed in the wider economy. In January 2009‚ it was confirmed that the UK is officially in recession as the criteria of two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth has been met. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 1.5% in the last three months of 2008 following a 0.6% drop in the previous quarter. Many events leading to the current situation have stemmed from the managerial decisions made within various financial institutions
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES FROM FINANCIAL CRASH TO DEBT CRISIS Carmen M. Reinhart Kenneth S. Rogoff Working Paper 15795 http://www.nber.org/papers/w15795 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 March 2010 The authors are grateful to Enrique Mendoza‚ Maurice Obstfeld‚ Vincent Reinhart‚ two anonymous referees and the editor for useful suggestions and the National Science Foundation Grant No. 0849224 for financial support. The views expressed herein
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