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The Global Financial Crisis

Module 2 The Common Causes of Financial Crises

Timothy F. Geithner

Lectures on Financial Crises

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02

03

The Common Causes


of Financial Crises

Our Responses
to the Crisis

Responding to
Future Crises

Lectures on Financial Crises

01

02

03

The Common Causes


of Financial Crises

Our Responses
to the Crisis

Responding to
Future Crises

The Global Financial Crisis


Module 2 The Common Causes of Financial Crises

01 Why Does This Matter?

Financial crises happen frequently and all over the world.

Financial crises have devastating human costs.

Financial Crises
Employment Loss

Japan 92

USA 29
Sweden 91

Financial Crises
Employment Loss

Finland 91
USA 29

Financial Crises
Employment Loss

USA 29

Spain 77

Wars vs Financial Crises

Battle Deaths per million of world population

Financial Crises, share of world GDP

We Can Do Better.

Stability breeds instability.


Hyman Minsky

100 YRS

20 YRS
10 YRS
5 YRS

River

The Anatomy of a Financial Crisis


Kindleberger Chart
Panic begins

Mania

Panic / Crash

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