An argument that capital forbearance for thrifts in the 1980s was at best a misguided policy whose costs will have long-term consequences for the health of both the nation's depositories and the overall economy.Savings and loan associations

James B. Thomson

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Research Papers in Economics

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The cost of buying time: lessons from the thrift debacle

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The cost of buying time: lessons from the thrift debacle

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