HolmstrOm, Bengt
Inside and Outside Liquidity
- ISBN 13:
- 9780262518536
- author:
- HolmstrOm, Bengt
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- MIT Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 264
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 1.2 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Business, Finance & Law, Economics, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Inside and Outside Liquidity by Bengt Holmstrom and Jean Tirole offers a unified perspective on the demand for and supply of liquid assets. This theory explains why financial institutions, industrial companies, and households hold low-yielding money balances and other liquid assets. The authors show how imperfect pledgeability of corporate income leads to both a demand for and a shortage of liquidity, with significant implications for asset pricing, investment decisions, and liquidity management. The government's role in improving risk-sharing between consumers and firms is also explored. This book provides an original analysis of the factors that contribute to financial crises, including the current global market conditions.