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In Defence of Complexity
That complex financial derivatives lay at the root of the financial crisis is a seductive but wrong idea. When liabilities are complex assets cannot be simple, otherwise we will have a mismatch between the two. The problem is not with the nature of derivatives but of the incentives. Financial regulators need to concentrate on incentives that reduce the build-up of lending in a boom, irrespective of the precise instrument of leverage.
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In Defence of Complexity
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