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Is the banking and payments system fragile?

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  1. Emory University, 30322, Atlanta, GA, USA

    George J. Benston (John H. Harland Professor of Finance, Accounting, and Economics)

  2. Loyola University of Chicago, 60611, Chicago, IL, USA

    George G. Kaufman (John F. Smith Professor of Banking and Finance)

  3. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    George G. Kaufman (John F. Smith Professor of Banking and Finance)

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Benston, G.J., Kaufman, G.G. Is the banking and payments system fragile?. J Finan Serv Res 9, 209–240 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01051747

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