Bank Runs as an Equilibrium Phenomenon.

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Journal: Journal of Political Economy
Year: 1987
Volume: 95
Issue: 3
Pages: 485-91

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

A standard demand-deposit contract in which individuals are entitled to their full deposit at any time provided the bank is solvent is analyzed in a context in which there are no exogenous events on which agents condition their behavior and a unique equilibrium involving a bank run with positive probability is shown to exist. Copyright 1987 by University of Chicago Press.

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RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jpolec:v:95:y:1987:i:3:p:485-91
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-29