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`The Slack Banker Dances:' Deposit insurance and risk-taking in the banking collapse of the 1920s.

Authors :
Wheelock, David C.
Kumbhakar, Subal C.
Source :
Explorations in Economic History. Jul1994, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p357. 19p. 4 Charts.
Publication Year :
1994

Abstract

Examines the effects of deposit insurance on bank behavior in Kansas during the 1920s. Kansas deposit insurance system; Decline in insurance credibility before 1926; Correlation between 1920s and 1990s deposit insurance systems.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00144983
Volume :
31
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Explorations in Economic History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9503101280
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1006/exeh.1994.1015