Re: Re: Re: Event Studies

2001-10-05 Thread Michael Perelman
If write downs come too quickly, the process can destabilize the system -- since they necessitate real changes that can cause further write downs. On Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 10:30:50AM -0700, edickens wrote: It's the people holding the liabilities of the corporations to be re-structured that

Re: Re: Re: Re: Event Studies

2001-10-05 Thread edickens
That's where the Fed comes in. No corporation has to write-down liabilities that the Fed will give a bank the money to prop up. Michael Perelman wrote: If write downs come too quickly, the process can destabilize the system -- since they necessitate real changes that can cause further

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Event Studies

2001-10-05 Thread Michael Perelman
You are correct, but then the Fed will re-inflate the bubble and then On Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 01:21:28PM -0700, edickens wrote: That's where the Fed comes in. No corporation has to write-down liabilities that the Fed will give a bank the money to prop up. Michael Perelman wrote: