Irish Economy Note No. 13: “Did the ECB Cause a Run on Irish Banks? Evidence from Disaggregated Data”

A revised version of Gary O’Callaghan’s paper is now available here as Irish Economy Note No. 13.

The Transformation of Finance

As a follow up to John’s post,  Andrei Shleifer’s lecture at the recent AFA meetings analyses different theories of the crisis: the slides are here. His focus: “neglected risk”.

Understanding the Crisis in Greece: From Boom to Bust

This new book looks interesting.

Central Bank Quarterly Bulletin

The new Central Bank Quarterly Bulletin is available here.  In addition to the new economic forecasts, the Bulletin carries some very interesting special articles on:

  • Large-Value Payment System Design and Risk Management
  • Firms’ Financing During the Crisis: A Regional Analysis
  • Irish Money and Banking Statistics: A New Approach

Sovereign Debt: Pointers from the Past

Anousha Sakoui has written a very interesting Analysis article in today’s FT on the experiences of some top European officials during various Emerging Market debt crises during the last 30 years: you can read it here.