A con artist has a great idea: hell open a bank without investing any capital and lend

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A con artist has a great idea: he’ll open a bank without investing any capital and lend all the deposits at high interest rates to real estate developers. If the real estate market booms, the loans will be repaid and he’ll make high profits. If the real estate market goes bust, the loans won’t be repaid and the bank will fail—but he will not lose any of his own wealth. How would modern bank regulation frustrate his scheme?

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Essentials Of Economics

ISBN: 9781429278508

3rd Edition

Authors: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells, Kathryn Graddy

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