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Prof. Alp Simsek

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Economics

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January IAP 2016

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Undergraduate

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Understanding Financial Crises: Lessons from History

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Lecture 2: Borrowing Constraints, the Net Worth Channel, and the Credit Crunch

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Lecture 3: Leverage, Fire Sales, and Amplification Mechanisms

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Lecture 4: Understanding Banks’ Losses: Moral Hazard or Mistakes

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Lecture 5: Maturity Mismatch and Bank Runs

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Lecture 6: Collateralized Debt and Information Based Panics

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Lecture 7: Interconnections and Panics

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Lecture 8: Lessons and Policy Responses

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Prof. Alp Simsek

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Economics

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January IAP 2016

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Undergraduate

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