Financial crises: causes, consequences, and policy responses

by Stijn Claessens

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Financial Crises: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses provides a comprehensive overview of research into financial crises and policy lessons learned. The book covers a wide range of crises, including banking, balance of payments, and sovereign debt crises. It begins with an overview of the various types of crises and introduces a comprehensive database of crises. Broad lessons on crisis prevention and management, as well as the short-term economic effects of crises, recessions, and recoveries are discussed. The medium-term effects of financial crises on economic growth, as well as policy measures to prevent booms, mitigate busts, and avoid crises are analysed. Finally, policy measures for mitigating the adverse impact of crises and ways to restructure banks, households, and sovereigns are presented. The collection of research in this book provides an excellent overview of critical policy areas, with valuable lessons on how countries can better monitor their economies and financial systems.
  • ISBN10 1475543409
  • ISBN13 9781475543407
  • Publish Date 30 March 2014
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 667
  • Language English