Too big to fail : the hazards of bank bailouts

The potential failure of a large bank presents vexing questions for policymakers. Failing banks are labeled 'too big to fail' (or TBTF). This book examines the issues surrounding TBTF, explaining why it is a problem and discussing ways of dealing with it

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stern, Gary H. (Author), Feldman, Ron J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press , c2009
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245 1 0 |a Too big to fail :   |b the hazards of bank bailouts   |c Gary H. Stern, Ron J. Feldman. 
260 |a Washington, D.C. :   |b Brookings Institution Press ,   |c c2009 
300 |a xxi, 230 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p.197-222) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction : our message and methods -- 2. What is the problem? -- 3. Why protection is costly -- 4. How pervasive is TBTF? -- 5. Why protect TBTF creditors? -- 6. The growth of TBTF protection -- 7. Testing our thesis : the cases of not too big to fail -- 8. Can the problem be addressed? -- 9. Creating the necessary foundation -- 10. Reducing policymakers? uncertainty -- 11. Limiting creditor losses -- 12. Restricting payment system spillovers -- 13. Alternatives for managing too big to fail -- 14. Summary : talking points on too big to fail 
520 |a The potential failure of a large bank presents vexing questions for policymakers. Failing banks are labeled 'too big to fail' (or TBTF). This book examines the issues surrounding TBTF, explaining why it is a problem and discussing ways of dealing with it 
650 0 |a Bank failures   |x Government policy   |z United States 
650 0 |a Bank failures   |z United States 
650 0 |a Banks and banking   |x State supervision 
650 0 |a Intervention (Federal government) 
700 1 |a Feldman, Ron J. ,   |e author 
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