Index

A

Affordable Care Act of 2010, 213

AIG (American International Group), collapse of, 21, 162

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, xix, 92, 111, 136

asset bubbles, role of Federal Reserve, 51-54, 57-58

asset-backed securities. See mortgage-backed securities

author, economic qualifications of, xxviii-xxx

auto industry

bailout after Great Recession of 2008/2009, xvii-xviii, 71-75

details of, 82-86

reasons for needing, 78-82

TARP, role of, 37

origin of financial problems, 75-78

role in recovery from Great Recession of 2008/2009, 86-88

B

banking industry bailout after Great Recession of 2008/2009, xvi-xviii, 23-26. See also financial regulatory reform after Great Recession of 2008/2009; financial system

FDIC, role of, 31-34

Federal Reserve, ...

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