›› 2019, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (10): 10-22.

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Government Bailout and International Policy Coordination in Financial Crisis

Kou Mingting1, Yang Haizhen2, Yang Xiaoguang2,3   

  1. 1. Donlinks School of Economics and Management, University of Sciences and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083;
    2. School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190;
    3. Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190
  • Received:2017-10-23 Online:2019-10-28 Published:2019-11-05

Abstract:

Based on government bailout practices in major financial crises, this paper summaries the evolution of government bailout and international coordination mode for the subprime and the European debt crisis. And meanwhile, it proposes a classification and evaluation of rescue measures and effects under different crises. It shows that government bailout plays a leading role in crisis rescue. The most effective measures for crisis relief are traditional monetary policy and fiscal policy. Unconventional policies promote financial stability in a short period of time, but the final choice of policy needs to be weighed under the principle of comprehensive balance between short-term and long-term benefits. The evolution trend of financial crisis rescue and international coordination is characterized by the diversification of intervention subject, the expansion of rescue areas, the innovation of tools and the multi-way of extension. The international coordination has become crucial in reducing the negative cross-border spillovers. High-efficient and proactive international coordination and crossborder cooperation exit will be a powerful guarantee for the effectiveness of crisis relief.

Key words: financial crisis, government bailout, international coordination