In the aftermath of the recent financial crisis and subsequent recession, slow recoveries have been observed and slowdowns in total factor productivity (TFP) growth have been measured in many economies. This paper develops a model that can describe a slow recovery resulting from an adverse...

On September 29, 2008 - two weeks after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the government of Ireland took the bold step of guaranteeing almost all liabilities of the country's major banks. The total amount guaranteed by the government was more than double Ireland's gross domestic product, but none...