Credit Supply Disruptions: From Credit Crunches to Financial Crisis

23 Pages Posted: 9 Nov 2015

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Joe Peek

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Eric S. Rosengren

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Supervision and Regulation

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Date Written: 2015-10-01

Abstract

Events that transpired during the recent financial crisis highlight the important role that financial intermediaries still play in the economy, especially during economic downturns. While the breadth and severity of the financial crisis took most observers by surprise, it has renewed academic interest in understanding the effects on the real economy of both financial shocks and the changing nature of financial intermediation. This interest in the real effects of financial shocks highlights a literature that began more than 20 years ago associated with the bank credit crunch of the early 1990s. It is useful to reflect on what we thought we had learned from that research and how that research has helped to guide policy in the more recent crisis.

Keywords: financial crisis, credit availability, financial intermediaries, liquidity, shadow banking, financial innovations

JEL Classification: E44, E51, G21, G23, G28

Suggested Citation

Peek, Joe and Rosengren, Eric S., Credit Supply Disruptions: From Credit Crunches to Financial Crisis (2015-10-01). Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Paper Series Current Policy Perspectives Paper No. 15-5, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2687395

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