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The Crisis Next Time

What We Should Have Learned From 2008


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In 2008, a financial crisis that few had anticipated dealt a knockout punch to countries around the world. In 2018, many economies have regained much of their lost ground. But persistent problems remain, according to noted economists Carmen Reinhart and Vincent Reinhart in this insightful synthesis of the lessons learned. While no one knows when another calamity will hit, the classic human flaws of greed and complacency continue to make other such events likely. Analysts and students of economic history will find this a useful overview. 

Take-Aways

  • In the early 2000s, many policy makers believed that, because of tame inflation and a less volatile economic growth pattern, future financial crises were unlikely.  
  • Then the 2008 crash hit both developed and emerging nations with devastating force, set off by a steep drop in US housing values.
  • The real culprits of financial crises are human “greed, fear and the tendency to forget history.” 

About the Authors

Carmen Reinhart is a professor at Harvard Kennedy School. Vincent Reinhart is the chief economist at Standish Mellon Asset Management.


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