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On the political economy and limits of crisis insurance: the case of the 2008–11 bailouts

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  • Roger Congleton

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Public Choice.

Volume (Year): 150 (2012)
Issue (Month): 3 (March)
Pages: 399-423

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Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:150:y:2012:i:3:p:399-423
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Keywords: Crisis insurance; Financial crisis; Political economy; Public choice; Crisis management; Rainy day funds; Government debt; International borrowing limits;

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Cited by:

  1. Galasso, Vincenzo, 2010. "The Role of Political Partisanship during Economic Crises," CEPR Discussion Papers 7834, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  2. Edward Stringham, 2014. "It’s not me, it’s you: the functioning of Wall Street during the 2008 economic downturn," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 161(3), pages 269-288, December.
  3. Marta Podemska-Mikluch & Richard Wagner, 2013. "Dyads, triads, and the theory of exchange: Between liberty and coercion," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer, vol. 26(2), pages 171-182, June.

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