Economia
O retorno da crise financeira global
In "Reckless Endangerment," co-authors Gretchen Morgenson and Josh Rosner examine the origins of the crisis, starting in the early 1990s. The co-authors pull no punches and aren't shy about placing blame.
Too Big to Fail: Now, Even Bigger!
"We have even more 'too big to fail' institutions; more politically interconnected, very deep and wide institutions that could create another systemic event," says Morgenson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at The New York Times. "It's almost as if the situation that brought us to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac having to be bailed out has now been squared or quadrupled. It's worse, not better."
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Mankiw’s Favorite Proposal And The Futility Of Cute Ideas
In an op-ed for the New York Times, Harvard professor N. Gregory Mankiw wrote:“My favorite proposal is to require banks, and perhaps a broad class of financial institutions, to sell contingent debt that can be converted to equity when a regulator deems...
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Como Mais Regulamentações Provocam Mais Risco
The Dodd-Frank Act versus the Rule of Law
October 9, 2012
In response to the 2008 financial collapse, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Dodd-Frank increased regulation of banks, stockbrokers, insurers...
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O Papel Do Governo Na Crise
GARY S. BECKERThe origins of the financial crisis and the Great Recession are widely attributed to "market failure." This refers primarily to the bad loans and excessive risks taken on by banks in the quest to expand their profits. The "Chicago...
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Cultura E Falhas De Governo
Bom artigo do Cláudio Shikida, Ari Francisco e Pedro Sant'Anna no Cato Journal: "There are many studies on the relationship between economic development and institutions. Institutions can be classified as formal or informal. This article emphasizes...
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Falir é Bom E Faz Bem
É o que diz Simon Johnson, professor de empreendedorismo na MIT Sloan School of Management: “This country (os EUA) is based on our ability to take risks, to create new things — and our ability to fail, individually and in a corporate setting. If...
Economia