The Safe Assets Shortage Conundrum

A safe asset is a simple debt instrument that is expected to preserve its value during adverse systemic events. The supply of safe assets, private and public, has historically been concentrated in a small number of advanced economies, most prominently the United States. Over the last few decades, wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Farhi, Emmanuel, Gourinchas, Pierre-Olivier, Caballero, Ricardo J
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Published: American Economic Association 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113836
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