Financial Crash, Commodity Prices and Global Imbalances
Working Paper 14521
DOI 10.3386/w14521
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In this paper we argue that the persistent global imbalances, the subprime crisis, and the volatile oil and asset prices that followed it, are tightly interconnected. They all stem from a global environment where sound and liquid financial assets are in scarce supply.
Published Versions
Financial Crash, Commodity Prices, and Global Imbalances Ricardo J. Caballero, Emmanuel Farhi and Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas Brookings Papers on Economic Activity , Vol. 2008, (Fall, 2008) , pp. 1-55