At the center of this study is the identification of the empirically and, thus, policy relevant causes of financial contraction. Our focus is on identifying the "pure" credit-limiting supply effect in order to assess its importance as it is claimed in the theoretical literature.

Part I. Understanding the Monetary System and Debt Bubbles in Modern Economies -- Chapter 1. How Money is Created in a Modern Economy (Max Rangeley) -- Chapter 2. Business Cycles, Debt Bubbles and the Monetary System (Max Rangeley) -- Chapter 3. Analysis of the Formation of the Super Bubble (Max...

The financial crisis has affected the real economy in stages yet nevertheless at an unexpected rate and with all regions being affected simultaneously. It advanced almost independently of the regions' exposure to the actual initial causes, among them the subprime crisis, innovative financial...