Question 1:

In his article titled "Tracing the origins of the financial crisis", Paul Ramskogler (2014) breaks the causes of the financial crisis into two groups; the macroeconomic factors, and the financial market factors.

a List and briefly explain the causes described under each category.

b. Can future crisis be prevented through monitoring and controlling these factors? Explain

your answer.

Ramskogler, P 2014, 'Tracing the origins of the financial crisis', OECD Journal: Financial Market Trends, vol. 2014, no. 2, pp. 47-62.