Balancing the Banks: Global Lessons from the Financial Crisis by Mathias Dewatri

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The financial crisis that began in 2007 in the United States swept the world, producing substantial bank failures and forcing unprecedented state aid for the crippled global financial system. This title draws critical lessons from the causes of the crisis and proposes important regulatory reforms, including guidelines.

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The financial crisis that began in 2007 in the United States swept the world, producing substantial bank failures and forcing unprecedented state aid for the crippled global financial system. Bringing together three leading financial economists to provide an international perspective, Balancing the Banks draws critical lessons from the causes of the crisis and proposes important regulatory reforms, including sound guidelines for the ways in which distressed banks might be dealt with in the future. While some recent policy moves go in the right direction, others, the book argues, are not sufficient to prevent another crisis. The authors show the necessity of an adaptive prudential regulatory system that can better address financial innovation. Stressing the numerous and complex challenges faced by politicians, finance professionals, and regulators, and calling for reinforced international coordination (for example, in the treatment of distressed banks), the authors put forth a number of principles to deal with issues regarding the economic incentives of financial institutions, the impact of economic shocks, and the role of political constraints.Offering a global perspective, Balancing the Banks should be read by anyone concerned with solving the current crisis and preventing another such calamity in the future.

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An international perspective on the financial crisis and the future of banking regulation.

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"Three giants in the field have teamed up to offer their insightful perspectives on prudential regulation at a crucial time. The book is both academic and pragmatic, a real bridge between these two worlds. Mandatory reading for all policymakers and academics involved in the difficult subjects of banking regulation and crisis prevention." --Ricardo Caballero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "This is a very good book on the financial crisis by three of the best economists in the world. Unusually among top economists, all three are knowledgeable about banking and the financial system. It will have an important impact on the debate about the reform of regulation." --Franklin Allen, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania "This timely book provides valuable insights and suggestions from three of the foremost experts in the field of regulation." --Markus K. Brunnermeier, Princeton University "This book offers a clear analysis of the financial crisis: causes, mechanisms, and policy. Written by top experts in economics and prudential regulation, it will be read by many economists and graduate students, as well as journalists, policymakers, the general public, and advanced undergraduate students. The scholarship is top-notch." --Xavier Gabaix, New York University

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"Three giants in the field have teamed up to offer their insightful perspectives on prudential regulation at a crucial time. The book is both academic and pragmatic, a real bridge between these two worlds. Mandatory reading for all policymakers and academics involved in the difficult subjects of banking regulation and crisis prevention." --Ricardo Caballero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "This is a very good book on the financial crisis by three of the best economists in the world. Unusually among top economists, all three are knowledgeable about banking and the financial system. It will have an important impact on the debate about the reform of regulation." --Franklin Allen, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania "This timely book provides valuable insights and suggestions from three of the foremost experts in the field of regulation." --Markus K. Brunnermeier, Princeton University "This book offers a clear analysis of the financial crisis: causes, mechanisms, and policy. Written by top experts in economics and prudential regulation, it will be read by many economists and graduate students, as well as journalists, policymakers, the general public, and advanced undergraduate students. The scholarship is top-notch." --Xavier Gabaix, New York University

Author Biography

Mathias Dewatripont is professor of economics at the Universit Libre de Bruxelles (ECARES and Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management), annual visiting professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and research director of the Center for Economic Policy and Research. Jean-Charles Rochet is professor of mathematics and economics at the University of Toulouse I. Jean Tirole, the winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics, is chairman of the Foundation Jean-Jacques Laffont at the Toulouse School of Economics, scientific director of Toulouse's Industrial Economics Institute, and annual visiting professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii Chapter 1: Introduction by Mathias Dewatripont, Jean-Charles Rochet, and Jean Tirole 1 Regulation in a Historical Perspective 1 To Regulate or Not to Regulate? 3 The Challenges Facing Prudential Regulation 6 Building an Adaptive Regulatory System in a Global World 7 Keeping a Balance 8 Chapter 2: Lessons from the Crisis by Jean Tirole 10 Part I: What Happened? 11 Part II: How Should the Financial System Be Reformed? 47 Chapter 3: The Future of Banking Regulation by Jean-Charles Rochet 78 The Basel Accords 78 The Breakdown of the Basel Prudential Regime 86 The Necessary Reforms 100 Chapter 4: The Treatment of Distressed Banks by Mathias Dewatripont and Jean-Charles Rochet 107 Reforming Prudential Policy for Distressed Banks 110 Macroeconomic and Systemic Considerations 118 International Cooperation 122 References 131 Index 137

Review

"This compact but powerful book by three internationally recognized European economists is well worth reading. The authors offer a thoughtful review of the current global financial crisis and a number of considered recommendations for ameliorating the next and inevitable one."--Choice "Balancing the Banks, by three French economists, focuses on what went wrong with financial regulation and how it can be strengthened. It offers an excellent appreciation of the intrinsic dilemmas involved in regulating financial institutions, along with an explanation of why regulation is necessary, and addresses, among other topics, how to deal with distressed banks. The book provides a useful non-American view of the financial system, with lessons from practices in European countries."--Foreign Affairs

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Three giants in the field have teamed up to offer their insightful perspectives on prudential regulation at a crucial time. The book is both academic and pragmatic, a real bridge between these two worlds. Mandatory reading for all policymakers and academics involved in the difficult subjects of banking regulation and crisis prevention. -- Ricardo Caballero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology This is a very good book on the financial crisis by three of the best economists in the world. Unusually among top economists, all three are knowledgeable about banking and the financial system. It will have an important impact on the debate about the reform of regulation. -- Franklin Allen, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania This timely book provides valuable insights and suggestions from three of the foremost experts in the field of regulation. -- Markus K. Brunnermeier, Princeton University This book offers a clear analysis of the financial crisis: causes, mechanisms, and policy. Written by top experts in economics and prudential regulation, it will be read by many economists and graduate students, as well as journalists, policymakers, the general public, and advanced undergraduate students. The scholarship is top-notch. -- Xavier Gabaix, New York University

Prizes

Winner of Nobel Prize in Economics 2014

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"Three giants in the field have teamed up to offer their insightful perspectives on prudential regulation at a crucial time. The book is both academic and pragmatic, a real bridge between these two worlds. Mandatory reading for all policymakers and academics involved in the difficult subjects of banking regulation and crisis prevention." --Ricardo Caballero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Details ISBN0691145237 Author Keith Tribe Short Title BALANCING THE BANKS Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 0691145237 ISBN-13 9780691145235 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2010 DEWEY 332.1 Translator Keith Tribe Imprint Princeton University Press Subtitle Global Lessons from the Financial Crisis Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Illustrations 1 table. Birth 1949 Residence US Affiliation Universit?? Libre de Bruxelles Series Princeton University Press Translated from English NZ Release Date 2010-05-09 US Release Date 2010-05-09 UK Release Date 2010-05-09 Publication Date 2010-05-09 Alternative 9780691168197 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2010-07-18 Pages 152 We've got this

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