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Minsky moment

Minsky moment noun: a sudden, major collapse of asset values which marks the end of the growth phase of a cycle in credit markets or business activity.

Noun

Minsky moment (plural Minsky moments)

  1. A sudden, major collapse of asset values which marks the end of the growth phase of a cycle in credit markets or business activity.
    • Notice, however, that some economists argued that the US subprime crisis was not a “Minsky moment” (see Davidson, 2008).2015, Louis-Philippe Rochon, Sergio Rossi, editors, The Encyclopedia of Central Banking, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, page 317

Forms of Minsky moment

pluralMinsky moments

Origin of Minsky moment

Coined by Paul McCulley in 1998, named after economist Hyman Minsky (1919–1996).

Questions about Minsky moment

What does Minsky moment mean?
Minsky moment means a sudden, major collapse of asset values which marks the end of the growth phase of a cycle in credit markets or business activity.
What part of speech is Minsky moment?
Minsky moment is a noun.
What is the plural of Minsky moment?
The plural of Minsky moment is Minsky moments.

Words near Minsky moment in the dictionary

  1. Minskin
  2. Minskins
  3. Minskite
  4. Minskites
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  7. Minsky moments
  8. Minskyan
  9. Minskyans
  10. Minsmere
  11. Minson

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