Economist Hyman Minsky's Financial Instability Hypothesis makes a genuinely counterintuitive claim: periods of prolonged economic stability don't just precede instability by coincidence — they actively help CAUSE it, by encouraging progressively riskier borrowing and lending behavior the longer that stability persists. As confidence builds during a stable expansion, borrowers and lenders alike gradually take on more…
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