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1 online resource (ix, 269 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
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National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Bringing financial literacy to Washington / Peter R. Fisher -- Measuring and managing federal financial risk: a view from the hill / Donald B. Marron -- The cost of risk to the government and its implications for federal budgeting / Deborah Lucas and Marvin Phaup : Comment: Henning Bohn -- Federal financial exposure to natural catastrophe risk / J. David Cummins, Michael Suher, and George Zanjani : Comment: Greg Niehaus -- Housing policy, mortgage policy, and the Federal Housing Administration / Dwight M. Jaffee and John M. Quigley : Comment: Susan M. Wachter -- Valuing government guarantees: Fannie and Freddie revisited / Deborah Lucas and Robert Mcdonald : Comment: Alan J. Marcus -- Guaranteed vs. direct lending: the case of student loans / Deborah Lucas and Damien Moore : Comment: Janice C. Eberly -- Market valuation of accrued social security benefits / John Geanakoplos and Stephen P. Zeldes -- Environment and energy: catastrophic liabilities from nuclear power plants / Geoffrey Heal and Howard Kunreuther : Comment: William Pizer. |
| Summary |
This text contains new research, both empirical and methodological, on the measurement and management of the costs and risks that the US government faces in providing credit and assuming risk through direct activities. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Financial risk -- United States -- Congresses.
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Financial risk. |
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United States. |
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Finance, Public -- United States -- Congresses.
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Finance, Public. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Lucas, Deborah.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Measuring and managing federal financial risk. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2010 9780226496580 (DLC) 2009034562 (OCoLC)435710971 |
| ISBN |
9780226496597 (electronic book) |
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0226496597 (electronic book) |
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9780226496580 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0226496589 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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