The extensive public support measures for the financial sector have been key for the management of the current financial crisis. This paper gives a detailed description of the measures taken by central banks and governments and attempts a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of such...

The extensive public support measures for the financial sector have been key for the management of the current financial crisis. This paper gives a detailed description of the measures taken by central banks and governments and attempts a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of such...

The extensive public support measures for the financial sector have been key for the management of the current financial crisis. This paper gives a detailed description of the measures taken by central banks and governments and attempts a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of such...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The US financial system from the National Banking Act to the crisis of 2007 -- Chapter 3: The birth of the Federal reserve and its monetary policy -- Chapter 4: Non bank financial intermediaries and the crisis of 1929 -- Chapter 5: The Great Depression --...