If People Speculate That a Run on One Bank Will

question 48

Multiple Choice

If people speculate that a run on one bank will cause a run on all banks in the financial system, and this speculation proves accurate, then the financial system would experience what is known as a(n)

• A)commodity crisis.
• B)securitization meltdown.
• C)bank panic.
• D)institutional death spiral.
• E)a currency crisis.

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