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Institutions Involved

This dimension names the institutions actually involved in an economic event. Wikipedia notes that central banks play a role in "guiding monetary policy decisions, especially during times of economic turbulence," turbulence that is exactly when an economic event tends to draw in several institutions at once. Browsing this way collects every event that involved the same institution.

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Earliest Recorded EraSourced to the subject's own account
1500 1
Institutions Involved
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1. Bank run (Wikipedia)
WikipediaBank run, 16th century section
Quote, Bank run, 16th century section
From the 16th century onwards, English goldsmiths issuing promissory notes suffered severe failures due to bad harvests, plummeting parts of the country into famine and unrest.
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