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    Fourteen Years Later: Forgotten lessons from Lehman Brothers and the GFC 

    Policy makers must heed the lessons from their failure to bail out Lehman Brothers in 2008 and be mindful of the risks of too much monetary tightening

    Ajay Bagga
    September 21, 2022 / 10:57 IST
    The US Treasury allowing Lehman Brothers to fail and pose a systemic risk is still the subject of many academic studies
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