The collapse in 2008 of US investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, with millions still suffering from the economic downturn and high unemployment that followed. Why, five years later, has regulatory reform lagged and economic recovery remained elusive?
The Lehman Legacy
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Did Capitalism Fail?
Did Capitalism Fail?
Sep 13, 2013 Roman Frydman & Michael D. Goldberg argue that 2008's near-meltdown was a failure of contemporary economic models' understanding of the role of financial markets in capitalist economies.
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Five Years of Financial Non-Reform
Five Years of Financial Non-Reform
Sep 13, 2013 Anat R. Admati on the politics of banking regulation.
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Learning from Lehman
Learning from Lehman
Sep 11, 2013 Liu Mingkang
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The Failure of Free-Market Finance
The Failure of Free-Market Finance
Sep 4, 2013 Adair Turner
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Lehman’s Morbid Legacy
Lehman’s Morbid Legacy
Aug 27, 2013 Mohamed A. El-Erian
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The Global QE Exit Crisis
The Global QE Exit Crisis
Aug 26, 2013 Stephen S. Roach
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