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The Political Economy of Financial Crises

economy of financial crises

Financial crises remain a recurrent feature of modern economies despite evidence that many are predictable and preventable. This chapter discusses how financial instability often reflects a political equilibrium rather than purely technocratic shortcomings. Contrasting economic and political perspectives on regulation,…

A Theory of Bank Liquidity Requirements

bank liquidity

We develop a general equilibrium theory of financial intermediation and its implications for liquidity regulation. The model is built around an agency problem arising from leveraged intermediation: banks finance loan origination with deposits and face moral hazard in risk management,…

The Era of Cheap Risk Has Come to an End

end of globalization

The Iran war underscores an emerging risk for global portfolio investors: with the end of globalization, financial market prices will increasingly be determined by geography, security considerations, and geopolitical alignment. The stability that those rules underpinned for financial markets in…

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