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The Financial Crisis of 2008

By: J. Gunnar Trumbull
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Abstract

This case presents excerpts from the speeches of observers to the 2008 financial crisis, including former and current central bankers, a private banker, and a Nobel-prize winning economist. They present different interpretations of the causes of the financial crisis and make proposals about how a similar crisis might be stopped in the future. The goal of the case is to provide students with alternative perspectives and broad historical data so that they can evaluate both causes of and responses to the crisis.

Keywords

Financial Crisis; Financial Management; Policy; History; Perspective

Citation

Trumbull, J. Gunnar. "The Financial Crisis of 2008." Harvard Business School Case 709-036, December 2008.
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Gunnar Trumbull

Business, Government and the International Economy
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