Die Subprime-Krise hat sich zur Finanzkrise ausgeweitet. Das Buch analysiert die Ursachen der Subprime-Krise, schildert die Auswirkungen auf die Finanz- und Realwirtschaft und gibt konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen, wie Krisen in ähnlicher Art in Zukunft vermieden werden können. Die Analyse zeigt...

This paper studies how structural transformation exacerbates financial crises. Using newly collected data, I document the persistent effect of credit supply shocks on local economies during the Great Depression. Cities with access to an unusually generous branching network were no different from...

This paper provides the first comprehensive econometric analysis of the causes of bank distress during the Depression. We assemble bank-level data for virtually all Fed member banks, and combine those data with county-level, state-level, and national-level economic characteristics to capture...

This paper provides the first comprehensive econometric analysis of the causes of bank distress during the Depression. We assemble bank-level data for virtually all Fed member banks, and combine those data with county-level, state-level, and national-level economic characteristics to capture...