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American Economic Review Vol. 102 No. 3 2012

Three Principles for Market-Based Credit Regulation

Perry Mehrling

Barnard College, Columbia University, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027.

Abstract

A key lesson of the financial crisis 2007-09 is that the Bagehot Rule, “lend freely but at a high rate,” needs to be updated for the emerging market-based credit system. A modern rule is suggested: Markets, not Banks; Outside spread, not Inside spread; Core, not Periphery.

DOI
10.1257/aer.102.3.107
Volume
102
Issue
3
Pages
107-112
Language
en
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib openalex crossref

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