Finance et risque aux Etats-Unis : vers une nouvelle frontière ?

This article raises the question of the evaluation and anticipation of risk on financial markets in the United States. The various types of risk are analysed as well as the main methods used to measure risk. The subprime crisis which dominated the end of the second G.W. Bush presidential term seemed...

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Main Author: Christine Zumello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines 2010-03-01
Series:Revue LISA
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/lisa/3604
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Summary:This article raises the question of the evaluation and anticipation of risk on financial markets in the United States. The various types of risk are analysed as well as the main methods used to measure risk. The subprime crisis which dominated the end of the second G.W. Bush presidential term seemed to bring the whole financial and economic system to the brink of collapse. The central notion of the measure and control of risk hinges on the role of the political sphere versus the financial sphere.
ISSN:1762-6153