This paper shows that actual systems of intergovernmental transfers are incompletely specified when viewed as mechanisms that operate over time, and that the norms of evolution most frequently used do not preserve the distributive properties they have at their initial position. We argue that...

The aim of this study is to review what we know about depositors' behavior, using empirical observations and experimental data. I find that both fundamental problems and coordination failures between depositors explain depositors' behavior and therefore the emergence of bank runs. I show that...

The aim of this study is to review what we know about depositors' behavior, using empirical observations and experimental data. I find that both fundamental problems and coordination failures between depositors explain depositors' behavior and therefore the emergence of bank runs. I show that...