tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713178645208582139.post6122328344719139091..comments2024-03-22T02:37:15.030-05:00Comments on Macro Musings Blog: Risk Sharing as a Way to Improve Financial StabilityDavid Beckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577612979801459194noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713178645208582139.post-70996986679054677232014-05-14T04:59:48.053-05:002014-05-14T04:59:48.053-05:00The above "risk sharing" idea is inheren...The above "risk sharing" idea is inherent to full reserve (aka 100% reserve) banking. Plus of course the idea is inherent to Islamic banking, though Mohammed's reasons for pushing the idea were probably very different to those put by today's advocates of full reserve.Ralph Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443857766263185665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713178645208582139.post-49230582333600161272014-05-13T21:23:38.368-05:002014-05-13T21:23:38.368-05:00When it comes to regulation, I favor the KISS---Ke...When it comes to regulation, I favor the KISS---Keep It Simple Stupid. <br /><br />This is good for transparent democracy, and probably works well in practice too.<br /><br />I favor more-simple approaches, such as increased capital requirements, or taxes based on the flightiness of deposits. That is, a bank with a lot of short-term deposits but long-term loans, pays a tax. <br /><br />My guess Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.com