Mitchell, E. Lawrence; Wilmarth, Jr, E. Arthur --- "The Panic of 2008" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010) [2010] ELECD 683

Editor(s): Mitchell, E. Lawrence; Wilmarth, Jr, E. Arthur

Title: The Panic of 2008

Sub-title: Causes, Consequences and Implications for Reform

Topics: Financial Economics and Regulation; Finance and Banking Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 29 October 2010

Number of pages: 368

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849802611

EISBN: 9781849807982

Abstract/Description:

The Panic of 2008 brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to examine the causes and consequences of the global credit crisis, the subsequent collapse of the financial markets, and the following recession. The book evaluates the crisis in historical context, explores its various legal, economic, and financial dimensions, and considers various possibilities for reform. The Panic of 2008 is one of the first in-depth efforts to study the crisis as it was in the very earliest stage of resolution, and establishes a foundation for thinking about and evaluating current reform efforts and the likelihood of recurrence.

This is a thorough and detailed examination by leading scholars from law, history, finance and economics and as such will be of great interest to the scholarly communities of legal academicians, financial historians, financial economists, and economists. General readers engaged with the ramifications of the financial crisis, including practising lawyers, policymakers, and financial and business professionals, will also find the book invaluable.