financial instability hypothesis
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The financial instability hypothesis is an economic theory, developed by Hyman Minsky, which argues that periods of financial stability in capitalist economies naturally lead to increasing risk-taking and speculative borrowing that eventually culminate in financial crises.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| financial instability hypothesis canonical | 3 |
| Minskian financial instability approach | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: financial instability hypothesis Context triple: [Hyman Minsky, knownFor, financial instability hypothesis]
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Financial Stability Review
Financial Stability Review is a periodic publication by the European Central Bank that assesses risks and vulnerabilities in the euro area financial system to support informed policy and market decisions.
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Financial Stability Review
Financial Stability Review is a periodic publication that assesses risks and vulnerabilities in the Australian and global financial systems, produced by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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permanent income hypothesis
The permanent income hypothesis is an economic theory, associated with Milton Friedman and the Chicago School, which posits that individuals base their consumption decisions on expected long-term average income rather than current income.
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From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis
"From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis" is an economic history work by Anna Schwartz that compares the monetary and financial dynamics of the 1930s Great Depression with those of the 2007–2008 global financial crisis.
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The Mystery of Banking
The Mystery of Banking is an Austrian School economic treatise by Murray Rothbard that critiques fractional-reserve banking and central banking while advocating for sound money and free-market monetary institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: financial instability hypothesis Target entity description: The financial instability hypothesis is an economic theory, developed by Hyman Minsky, which argues that periods of financial stability in capitalist economies naturally lead to increasing risk-taking and speculative borrowing that eventually culminate in financial crises.
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A.
Financial Stability Review
Financial Stability Review is a periodic publication that assesses risks and vulnerabilities in the Australian and global financial systems, produced by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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B.
Financial Stability Review
Financial Stability Review is a periodic publication by the European Central Bank that assesses risks and vulnerabilities in the euro area financial system to support informed policy and market decisions.
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C.
permanent income hypothesis
The permanent income hypothesis is an economic theory, associated with Milton Friedman and the Chicago School, which posits that individuals base their consumption decisions on expected long-term average income rather than current income.
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D.
From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis
"From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis" is an economic history work by Anna Schwartz that compares the monetary and financial dynamics of the 1930s Great Depression with those of the 2007–2008 global financial crisis.
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E.
The Mystery of Banking
The Mystery of Banking is an Austrian School economic treatise by Murray Rothbard that critiques fractional-reserve banking and central banking while advocating for sound money and free-market monetary institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic theory
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macroeconomic theory ⓘ post-Keynesian theory ⓘ theory of financial crises ⓘ |
| appliesTo | capitalist economies ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hyman Minsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
heterodox economics
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post-Keynesian economics ⓘ theories of financial instability ⓘ |
| claims |
financial positions become increasingly fragile during expansions
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regulatory and institutional frameworks influence degree of financial fragility ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
efficient markets hypothesis
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rational expectations models of financial markets ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
endogenous financial fragility develops during economic expansions
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financial crises are generated within the financial system rather than by purely external shocks ⓘ periods of stability in capitalist economies encourage increasing financial risk-taking ⓘ prolonged stability leads to rising leverage and speculative borrowing ⓘ stability is destabilizing ⓘ |
| critiques | assumption of inherent financial market stability ⓘ |
| describes | evolution from hedge finance to speculative finance to Ponzi finance over the cycle ⓘ |
| developedBy | Hyman Minsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of financial structure
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interaction between investment, financing, and income flows ⓘ role of debt in macroeconomic dynamics ⓘ |
| explains |
boom-bust cycles in financial markets
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credit cycles ⓘ endogenous financial crises ⓘ |
| field |
financial economics
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macroeconomics ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
Ponzi finance
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hedge finance ⓘ speculative finance ⓘ |
| influencedBy | John Maynard Keynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyImplication |
importance of lender of last resort
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need for countercyclical financial regulation ⓘ need to constrain speculative and Ponzi finance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Minsky moment
NERFINISHED
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endogenous instability ⓘ financial fragility ⓘ |
| usedToAnalyze |
Great Depression
NERFINISHED
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global financial crisis of 2007–2009 ⓘ |
| viewOnCrises | financial crises are recurrent features of capitalism ⓘ |
| viewOnExpectations | success breeds over-optimism and underestimation of risk ⓘ |
| viewOnInvestment | investment is financed through increasingly fragile balance sheets in booms ⓘ |
| viewOnLeverage | rising leverage increases systemic vulnerability ⓘ |
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Subject: financial instability hypothesis Description of subject: The financial instability hypothesis is an economic theory, developed by Hyman Minsky, which argues that periods of financial stability in capitalist economies naturally lead to increasing risk-taking and speculative borrowing that eventually culminate in financial crises.
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Minskian financial instability approach