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Between Theory and Pragmatism

Journal of Economics and Political Economy

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Title Between Theory and Pragmatism
 
Creator HERZOG, Bodo; ESB Business School, Reutlingen University
 
Description This paper is a review about the book ‘Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises’ by Timothy Geithner. The book mainly discusses the policy decisions and implications of T. Geithner during his job as New York FED president and US-Treasury secretary under president Obama. The book reveals some hidden information about the decision-making process in both institutions. But it lacks a scientific foundation in order to explain the financial crisis in more detail. Hence, I think the book is less convincing than recognized in public. No doubt, Geithner crisis response deserves appreciation especially the ‘Stress Test’. However, the overall book does not demonstrate that the response is sustainable in the long run and scientifically sound. Consequently, it is more a book on public policy and governance than economics.Keywords. Financial Crisis, Regulation, Cause of Financial Bubbles.JEL.A30, B31, E58, E61, G18, G38.
 
Publisher Journal of Economics and Political Economy
Journal of Economics and Political Economy
 
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Date 2015-06-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEPE/article/view/217
10.1453/jepe.v2i2.217
 
Source Journal of Economics and Political Economy; Vol 2, No 2 (2015): June; 331-335
Journal of Economics and Political Economy; Vol 2, No 2 (2015): June; 331-335
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Language eng
 
Relation http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEPE/article/view/217/392
 
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