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Playing for Time: The Fed's Attempt to Manage the Crisis as a Liquidity Problem

In: The First Great Financial Crisis of the 21st Century A Retrospective

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  • R.A. Eisenbeis
  • R.J. Herring

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This paper examines the events leading up to the Great Recession, the US Federal Reserve's response to what it perceived to be a short-term liquidity problem, and the programs it put in place to address liquidity needs from 2007 through the third quarter of 2008. These programs were designed to channel liquidity to some of the largest institutions, most of which were primary dealers. We describe these programs, examine available evidence regarding their effectiveness, and detail which institutions received the largest amounts under each program. We argue that increasing financial fragility and potential insolvencies in several major institutions were evident prior to the crisis. While it is inherently difficult to disentangle issues of illiquidity from issues of insolvency, failure to recognize and address those insolvency problems delayed necessary adjustments, undermined confidence in the financial system, and may have exacerbated the crisis.

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  • R.A. Eisenbeis & R.J. Herring, 2015. "Playing for Time: The Fed's Attempt to Manage the Crisis as a Liquidity Problem," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: James R Barth & George G Kaufman (ed.), The First Great Financial Crisis of the 21st Century A Retrospective, chapter 5, pages 101-144, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789814651257_0005
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    Cited by:

    1. Robert A. Eisenbeis & Simon Kwan & Larry Wall, 2018. "Financial Stability and Resolution of Federal Reserve Goal and Implementation Conflicts," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association, vol. 53(2), pages 163-178, June.
    2. Satoshi Koibuchi, 2016. "Financial Regulatory Reform in Global Perspective: Discussion in the Global Summit of Shadow Financial Regulatory Committees," Public Policy Review, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance Japan, vol. 12(2), pages 239-252, March.
    3. Robert A. Eisenbeis & George G. Kaufman, 2016. "Not All Financial Crises Are Alike!," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 44(1), pages 1-31, March.

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