Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 2 / 2013 (579)
Macroprudential policy and financial stability
Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Abstract. This paper tries a conceptual framing of the issue of financial stability in economic theory and also to identify solutions to address episodes of financial instability. An essential reference is Minsky's financial instability hypothesis, which argues that a fundamental feature of the financial system is that it swings between robustness and fragility and these pendulum swings are an integral part of the process that generates the business cycle. Studies show that the effects of banking crises on economic activity are important both in magnitude and duration. Recently, macroprudential policy stood out as a central pillar in promoting financial stability in a broad sense. Regarding specific objectives of macroprudential policy, the prevalent vision refers to limiting systemic risk and macroeconomic costs of financial crises, but there are also important nuances.
Contents
Has accession to the EU affected business cycles?
The effect of the Romanian pension market concentration on the magnitude of pension revenues
Interest rate channel in Romania: assessing the effectiveness transmission of monetary policy impulses to inflation and economic growth
Romania's road to Euro zone. From structural balance to structural balance corrected for absorption
ARDL investment model of Tunisia
A review of the economic crisis: solutions and failures in the European Union
Macroprudential policy and financial stability
Public policies targeting labour market rigidities
National policy measures. Right approach to foreign direct investment flows
Influence of the prudential supervision over the capitalization of the Romanian insurance market
Social inequalities and poverty in current Romania
Conceptual aspects regarding balneotherapy tourism marketing in Romania
East-European stock exchanges in the context of financial crisis