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The Failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the Panic of 2023

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The failure of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, 2023 brought attention to significant weaknesses across the banking system, leading to a panic that spread to other vulnerable banks. With subsequent failures of Signature Bank and First Republic Bank, the United States had three of the four largest bank failures in its history occur over a two-month period. Several features of the Silicon Valley Bank failure make it an ideal teaching case for explaining the underlying economics of banking (in general) and banking crises (specifically). This paper tries to do that.

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  • Andrew Metrick, 2024. "The Failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the Panic of 2023," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 38(1), pages 133-152, Winter.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:jecper:v:38:y:2024:i:1:p:133-52
    DOI: 10.1257/jep.38.1.133
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    JEL classification:

    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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