| Description |
1 online resource (32 pages) |
| Series |
Departmental Papers / Policy Papers |
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Departmental Papers / Policy Papers; Departmental Paper ; no. 10/10
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| Summary |
The crisis and Miss Emily's Perceptions draws an analogy between the theme and the characters in Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" and the global financial crisis. In Faulkner's story, all the characters try to deny realities, thus allowing an unstable situation to last longer than it should have. The paper briefly reviews the literature on perception biases and argues that all economic actors have, to some degree, been refusing to face realities, which helped the crisis to unfold |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed Dec. 21, 2010) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
At head of title: Offices in Europe |
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English |
| Subject |
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
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Monetary Policy.
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Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
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Paper.
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Liechtenstein.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nicolas, Pierre J., author.
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.
Rose for Emily.
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International Monetary Fund, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
1462327338 |
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9781462327331 |
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1616350679 |
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9781616350673 |
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