ECO102H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Global Saving Glut

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More cash if no banks instead of lending to support productive investment spending. Banks allow lenders to access loans while giving savers access to their funds. Profit by lending at higher interest rate than borrowed. Maturity transformation: conversion of short-term liabilities to long-term assets. Depositors can demand repayment at any time, loans aren"t repaid until end. Shadow bank: non-depository financial institution that engages in maturity transformation. Asset bubble: price of asset pushed to unreasonably high level due to expectations of further price gains. Financial contagion: downward spiral among depository banks/shadow banks; each bank"s failure feeds fear, increases likelihood that another bank will fail. As a failing institution is forced to sell assets at deep discount, prices of similar assets held by other institutions decline. Debt overhang: circle of deleveraging leaves borrower with higher debt, diminished assets. Banks don"t lend excess reserves, consumers unwilling to borrow. Funds to institution that is fundamentally solvent but facing run by depositors.

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