@article{436, author = {Markus Brunnermeier}, title = {Deciphering the Liquidity and Credit Crunch 2007-2008}, abstract = {
This paper summarizes and explains the main events of the liquidity and credit crunch in 2007-08. Starting with the trends leading up to the crisis, I explain how these events unfolded and how four different amplification mechanisms magnified losses in the mortgage market into large dislocations and turmoil in financial markets.
}, year = {2009}, journal = {Journal of Economic Perspectives}, volume = {23}, number = {1}, pages = {77-100}, language = {eng}, }