Bubbles, Financial Crises, and Systemic Risk

Handbook of the Economics of Finance, Volume 2, George M. Constantinides, Milton Harris and Rene M. Stulz, eds., North Holland, October 2012

Economic Theory Center Working Paper No. 47-2012

90 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2012 Last revised: 21 Dec 2012

See all articles by Markus K. Brunnermeier

Markus K. Brunnermeier

Princeton University - Department of Economics

Martin Oehmke

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Date Written: June 6, 2012

Abstract

This chapter surveys the literature on bubbles, financial crises, and systemic risk. The first part of the chapter provides a brief historical account of bubbles and financial crisis. The second part of the chapter gives a structured overview of the literature on financial bubbles. The third part of the chapter discusses the literatures on financial crises and systemic risk, with particular emphasis on amplification and propagation mechanisms during financial crises, and the measurement of systemic risk. Finally, we point toward some questions for future research.

Keywords: Bubbles, Crashes, Financial Crises, Systemic Risk

JEL Classification: G00, G01, G20

Suggested Citation

Brunnermeier, Markus Konrad and Oehmke, Martin, Bubbles, Financial Crises, and Systemic Risk (June 6, 2012). Handbook of the Economics of Finance, Volume 2, George M. Constantinides, Milton Harris and Rene M. Stulz, eds., North Holland, October 2012, Economic Theory Center Working Paper No. 47-2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2103814

Markus Konrad Brunnermeier

Princeton University - Department of Economics ( email )

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Martin Oehmke (Contact Author)

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance ( email )

United Kingdom

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) ( email )

London
United Kingdom

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