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That is the moral-hazard legacy of the financial crisis.
Too Big to Fail? Perhaps, But Not in Your Portfolio David Weidner 2011
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As James Surowiecki said: The moral-hazard argument also assumes that the most important factor shaping corporate decisions is the interest of the company as a whole.
Matthew Yglesias » Non-Sequitur Objections to Bank Nationalization 2009
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On Tuesday, the body will issue two consultative papers reviewing ways to better regulate and orderly unwind large systemic banks when they get into trouble, in order to reduce the moral-hazard risk posed by such institutions to the global financial system.
FSB Seeks New Rules, Surcharges for Largest Banks Nathalie Boschat 2011
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The European Union is currently grappling with this moral-hazard problem as it debates setting up national resolution funds to bail out troubled institutions.
Dublin Gambles on Strategy for Bank Bailout Stephen Fidler 2010
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This facility creates systemic stability, a virtue, but raises bailout and moral-hazard concerns, because the prospect of Fed support may encourage greater risk taking.
Why Investors Should Worry About Money Funds Jeffrey N. Gordon 2011
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That is the moral-hazard legacy of the financial crisis.
Too Big to Fail? Perhaps, But Not in Your Portfolio David Weidner 2011
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Corbis A default would also raise a serious moral-hazard issue.
Europe Shouldn't Let Greece Default Holger Schmieding 2011
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What's more, Berlin worries about sending a moral-hazard signal -- that fiscal imprudence is all right -- to bigger, debt-laden euro-zone nations such as Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Politics Versus Markets--Showdown In Athens Michael Casey 2010
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What's more, Berlin worries about sending a moral-hazard signal -- that fiscal imprudence is all right -- to bigger, debt-laden euro-zone nations such as Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Politics Versus Markets--Showdown In Athens Michael Casey 2010
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What's more, Berlin worries about sending a moral-hazard signal -- that fiscal imprudence is all right -- to bigger, debt-laden euro-zone nations such as Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Politics Versus Markets--Showdown In Athens Michael Casey 2010
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