Thu 2009-09-17 10:02 EDT

``No One Saw This Coming'': Understanding Financial Crisis Through Accounting Models - Munich RePEc Personal Archive

Dirk J. Bezemer

This paper presents evidence that accounting (or flow-of-fund) macroeconomic models helped anticipate the credit crisis and economic recession. Equilibrium models ubiquitous in mainstream policy and research did not. This study identifies core differences, traces their intellectual pedigrees, and includes case studies of both types of models. It so provides constructive recommendations on revising methods of financial stability assessment. Overall, the paper is a plea for research into the link between accounting concepts and practices and macro economic outcomes.

accounts model; comes; Munich RePEc Personal Archive; saw; Understanding Financial Crisis.

Tue 2009-06-16 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Guest Post: The Imminent Disinformation Schism

``naive, easily-manipulated, small-time mom and pop investors, who only care about looking at their daily yahoo finance screens and 401(k) statements...and the forward looking taxpayers, who see the upcoming budget deficit fiasco, the social security ponzi scheme, the Medicare/Medicaid debacle, the ridiculous underfunding in public and corporate pension funds, the rising city and state taxes, the shuttering factories, the rising unemployment, the plummeting American production base, the "seasonally" upward-adjusted economic data coupled with consistently downward revised prior economic releases, the increasing savings rate and the multi trillion discrepancy in consumer purchasing power.'' Time contributing author Douglas McIntyre declares end to 2008 banking crisis

Guest Post; Imminent Disinformation Schism; naked capitalism.

Mon 2008-12-15 00:00 EST

London Banker: Fisher's Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions and a possible revision

``I have been both a central banker and a market regulator. I now find myself questioning whether my early career, largely devoted to liberalising and deregulating banking and financial markets, was misguided.''

Fisher s Debt Deflation Theory; Great Depression; London Banker; possibly revising.

Sun 2008-11-23 00:00 EST

naked capitalism: "Goldman big winner in government's revised bailout of AIG"

AIG; Goldman big winner; government's revised bailout; naked capitalism.

Tue 2008-09-02 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: EIA Revises Down June Oil Demand by "Stunning" Amount

amount; EIA Revises; June Oil Demand; naked capitalism; stunning.

Mon 2008-08-04 00:00 EDT

London Banker: Fisher's Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions and a possible revision

download Debt-Deflation Theory of Great Depressions (1933), by Irving Fisher

Fisher s Debt Deflation Theory; Great Depression; London Banker; possibly revising.

Tue 2007-06-12 00:00 EDT

The Oil Drum: Europe | Ghawar reserves update and revisions (1)

1; Europe; Ghawar reserves update; Oil Drum; revision.