Fighting financial crises : learning from the past / Gary B.Gorton and Ellis W.Tallman.

Author/creator Gorton, Gary author.
Other author Tallman, Ellis W. (Ellis William), 1958- author.
Format Electronic
PublicationChicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Description1 online resource (x, 234 pages).
Supplemental ContentClick here to view book
Subjects
New York Clearing House Association.
Financial crises.
Financial crises--United States. --History.
Clearinghouses (Banking)--New York (State). --New York.
United States--Economic conditions. --1865-1918.

Contents Fighting financial crises: learning from the past -- The New York Clearing House Association -- The start of a panic -- What the New York Clearing House did during National Vanking Era panics -- Information production and suppression and emergency liquidity -- "Too big to fail" before the Fed -- Certified checks and the currency premium -- The change in depositors' beliefs during suspension -- Aftermath -- What ends a financial crisis? Historical reminders -- Modern crises: perspectives from history -- Guiding principles for fighting crises.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 30, 2018).
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780226479651 (electronic bk.)
ISBN022647965X (electronic bk.)
Stock numberorg.bibliovault.9780226479651 University of Chicago Press