Thursday, November 13, 2008

Too big to fail

Atrios makes another good point that touches on a topic I mentioned a few days ago. The incentives that exist in our "market" system are perverse in that they allow companies to take excessive risk while relying on their economic importance. They are considered "too big to fail", leading to the issue of moral hazard. Until this is tackled head on (somebody want a Nobel?), other bubbles will come and go.

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