LIQUIDITY AND CONTAGION: THE CRISIS OF 1763
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Schnabel, Isabel; Shin, Hyun Song
署名单位：
Max Planck Society; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
刊物名称：
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
ISSN/ISSBN：
1542-4766
DOI：
10.1162/1542476042813887
发表日期：
2004
页码：
929-968
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摘要：
The financial crisis that swept across northern Europe in 1763 bears a strong resemblance to more recent episodes of financial distress. The combination of the specific contractual arrangements at the time, interlocking credit relationships, and the high leverage of market participants triggered distress sales of assets, leading to a severe liquidity crisis. Hence, the crisis is an early instance of contagion on the asset side of the balance sheet. We highlight the salient features of the 1763 crisis and propose a stylized model of the events. While the financial institutions have changed fundamentally in the intervening 200 or so years, the underlying problems appear to be universal. (JEL: 6621, E44, N23)
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