Andolfatto, David; Nosal, Ed; Sultanum, Bruno - In: Theoretical economics : TE ; an open access journal in … 12 (2017) 3, pp. 1003-1028
The work of Diamond and Dybvig, 1983 is commonly understood as a theory of bank runs driven by self …-fulfilling prophecies. Their contribution may alternatively be interpreted as a theory for preventing these bank runs. Absent aggregate risk …-run equilibrium, which suggests that Diamond and Dybvig, 1983 can be understood as a theory of bank runs. The use of direct mechanisms …