financial instability hypothesis

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economic theory macroeconomic theory post-Keynesian theory theory of financial crises

The financial instability hypothesis is an economic theory, developed by Hyman Minsky, which argues that periods of financial stability in capitalist economies naturally lead to increasing risk-taking and speculative borrowing that eventually culminate in financial crises.

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Label	Occurrences
financial instability hypothesis canonical	4
Minskian financial instability approach	1
Minskian financial instability hypothesis	1

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A. Financial Stability Review
Financial Stability Review is a periodic publication by the European Central Bank that assesses risks and vulnerabilities in the euro area financial system to support informed policy and market decisions.
B. Financial Stability Review
Financial Stability Review is a periodic publication that assesses risks and vulnerabilities in the Australian and global financial systems, produced by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
C. permanent income hypothesis
The permanent income hypothesis is an economic theory, associated with Milton Friedman and the Chicago School, which posits that individuals base their consumption decisions on expected long-term average income rather than current income.
D. From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis
"From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis" is an economic history work by Anna Schwartz that compares the monetary and financial dynamics of the 1930s Great Depression with those of the 2007–2008 global financial crisis.
E. The Mystery of Banking
The Mystery of Banking is an Austrian School economic treatise by Murray Rothbard that critiques fractional-reserve banking and central banking while advocating for sound money and free-market monetary institutions.
F. None of above. chosen
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Target entity: financial instability hypothesis
Target entity description: The financial instability hypothesis is an economic theory, developed by Hyman Minsky, which argues that periods of financial stability in capitalist economies naturally lead to increasing risk-taking and speculative borrowing that eventually culminate in financial crises.

A. Financial Stability Review
Financial Stability Review is a periodic publication that assesses risks and vulnerabilities in the Australian and global financial systems, produced by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
B. Financial Stability Review
Financial Stability Review is a periodic publication by the European Central Bank that assesses risks and vulnerabilities in the euro area financial system to support informed policy and market decisions.
C. permanent income hypothesis
The permanent income hypothesis is an economic theory, associated with Milton Friedman and the Chicago School, which posits that individuals base their consumption decisions on expected long-term average income rather than current income.
D. From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis
"From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis" is an economic history work by Anna Schwartz that compares the monetary and financial dynamics of the 1930s Great Depression with those of the 2007–2008 global financial crisis.
E. The Mystery of Banking
The Mystery of Banking is an Austrian School economic treatise by Murray Rothbard that critiques fractional-reserve banking and central banking while advocating for sound money and free-market monetary institutions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	economic theory ⓘ macroeconomic theory ⓘ post-Keynesian theory ⓘ theory of financial crises ⓘ
appliesTo	capitalist economies ⓘ
associatedWith	Hyman Minsky ⓘ
category	heterodox economics ⓘ post-Keynesian economics ⓘ theories of financial instability ⓘ
claims	financial positions become increasingly fragile during expansions ⓘ regulatory and institutional frameworks influence degree of financial fragility ⓘ
contrastsWith	efficient markets hypothesis ⓘ rational expectations models of financial markets ⓘ
coreIdea	endogenous financial fragility develops during economic expansions ⓘ financial crises are generated within the financial system rather than by purely external shocks ⓘ periods of stability in capitalist economies encourage increasing financial risk-taking ⓘ prolonged stability leads to rising leverage and speculative borrowing ⓘ stability is destabilizing ⓘ
critiques	assumption of inherent financial market stability ⓘ
describes	evolution from hedge finance to speculative finance to Ponzi finance over the cycle ⓘ
developedBy	Hyman Minsky ⓘ
emphasizes	importance of financial structure ⓘ interaction between investment, financing, and income flows ⓘ role of debt in macroeconomic dynamics ⓘ
explains	boom-bust cycles in financial markets ⓘ credit cycles ⓘ endogenous financial crises ⓘ
field	financial economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ
includesConcept	Ponzi finance ⓘ hedge finance ⓘ speculative finance ⓘ
influencedBy	John Maynard Keynes ⓘ
policyImplication	importance of lender of last resort ⓘ need for countercyclical financial regulation ⓘ need to constrain speculative and Ponzi finance ⓘ
relatedTo	Minsky moment ⓘ endogenous instability ⓘ financial fragility ⓘ
usedToAnalyze	Great Depression ⓘ global financial crisis of 2007–2009 ⓘ
viewOnCrises	financial crises are recurrent features of capitalism ⓘ
viewOnExpectations	success breeds over-optimism and underestimation of risk ⓘ
viewOnInvestment	investment is financed through increasingly fragile balance sheets in booms ⓘ
viewOnLeverage	rising leverage increases systemic vulnerability ⓘ

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Hyman Minsky → knownFor → financial instability hypothesis ⓘ

subject linked to: Minsky

Post-Keynesian economics → includesSubschool → Minskian financial instability approach ⓘ

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Hyman Minsky → notableIdea → financial instability hypothesis ⓘ

Hyman Minsky → theory → financial instability hypothesis ⓘ

Minsky moment → partOf → financial instability hypothesis ⓘ

Can "It" Happen Again? Essays on Instability and Finance → mainSubject → Minskian financial instability hypothesis ⓘ