Financial Systems and Economic Crises

Sebastian-Ilie Dragoe is an economist at the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu whospecializes in macrofinance. Financial markets, money theory, banking and financeinstitutions, and econometrics are among his other research interests.Camelia Oprean-Stan teaches and researches in the areas of finance in the Departmentof Finance and Accounting, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu. Her research interestsalso include capital markets, portfolio administration, and financial management.

• Introduction — THE RADIOGRAPHY OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM, WITH A FOCUS ON THE U.S.— Historical, conceptual and empirical approaches to crises — Coordinates and determinants of financial instability — Potential solutions for financial stability — Economic CrisIs Forecast Model — References — List of Appendixes — List of Figures — List of Tables .