Understanding Bank Crises and Contagion - Kathleen Day, The Great Courses

What causes a bank to fail? The most basic explanation is simply that it runs out of money. But there are a lot of ways for banks to lose money, and understanding what causes these institutional failures can help you get a clearer picture of economic perils in our current moment. In the six lectures of Understanding Bank Crises and Contagion, author and lecturer Kathleen Day illuminates the inner workings of banking to reveal why financial institutions fail and how banking crises can have a powe