Introduction ; 1. New Perspectives on Asset Price Bubbles: An Overview ; Douglas D. Evanoff, George G. Kaufman and A.G. Malliaris ; Bubbles: Theory and Evidence ; 2. Churning Bubbles ; Franklin Allen and Gary Gorton. Seminal research paper: The Review of Economic Studies, Volume 60 (1993). ; 3. Rethinking Theoretical Models of Bubbles: Reflections Inspired by the Financial Crisis and the Allen and Gorton's Paper on Churning Bubbles ; Gadi Barlevy ; Consequences of Bubbles Bursting ; 4. The Japanese Banking Crisis: Where Did it Come From and How Will it End? Takeo Hoshi and Anil K. Kashyap. Seminal research paper: NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1999, vol 14 (2000). ; 5. The Impact of the International Financial Crisis on Asia and the Pacific: Highlighting Monetary Policy Challenges from an Asset Price Bubble Perspective ; Andrew Filardo ; Bubbles and Monetary Policy ; 6. Monetary Policy and Asset Price Volatility ; Ben Bernanke and Mark Gertler. Seminal research paper: Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1999). ; 7. Monetary Policy and Asset price Volatility: Should We Refill the Bernanke-Gertler Prescription? ; Kenneth N. Kuttner ; Bubbles and Macroprudential Regulation ; 8. Towards a Macroprudential Framework for Financial Supervision and Regulation? http://www.bis.org/publ/work128.pdf ; Claudio Borio. Seminal research paper: CESifo Economic Studies, Volume 49 (2003). ; 9. Bank Liquidity and Bubbles: Why Central Banks Should Lean Against Liquidity ; Viral V. Acharya and Hassan Naqvi ; Bubbles: Behavioral Explanations ; 10. Overconfidence and Speculative Bubbles ; Jose A. Scheinkman and Wei Xiong. Seminal research paper: Journal of Political Economy, Volume 111 (2003). ; 11. Asset Bubbles: Insights from Behavioral Finance ; Werner De Bondt ; Bubbles: Keynote Presentations ; 12. An Old Perspective on Asset Price Bubbles Policy ; William Poole ; 13. Struggling to Escape From 'Assumption 14' ; Benjamin M. Friedman ; New Ideas on Asset Price Bubbles ; 14. Monetary Policy and Stock Market Booms ; Lawrence J. Christiano, Cosmin Ilut, Roberto Motto, and Massimo Rostagno ; 15. Leverage and Bubbles: The Need to Manage the Leverage Cycle ; John Geanakoplos ; Asset Bubbles, Central Banks and Investments ; 16. Asset Price Bubbles and Central Bank Policies: The Crash of the Jackson Hole Consensus ; A. G. Malliaris ; 17. Do Bubbles Lead to Overinvestment? A Revealed Preference Approach ; Robert Chirinko and Huntley Schaller

This unique and thoughtfully constructed volume systematically reconsiders recent classic contributions to formal theoretical modeling of asset pricing bubbles. The originality and comprehensiveness of the collection is as impressive as the star-studded cast of contributors. A must read for anyone trying to come to grips with the new directions in monetary policy and macroprudential financial regulation.

"This unique and thoughtfully constructed volume systematically reconsiders recent classic contributions to formal theoretical modeling of asset pricing bubbles. The originality and comprehensiveness of the collection is as impressive as the star-studded cast of contributors. A must read for anyone trying to come to grips with the new directions in monetary policy and macroprudential financial regulation."--Charles W. Calomiris, Columbia Business School "Perhaps the most important, but most intractable, question for monetary policy today is whether, and if so how, a Central Bank should lean against a strong asset price boom. This book collects contributions from the best and brightest economists in the field to discuss this issue. I thoroughly recommend it."--C. Goodhart, London School of Economics "The experience of the last several years has reminded us that central banks face no greater challenge than maintaining financial stability. This volume does a masterful and innovative job of bringing the reader up to date on the issues and also offering interesting and balanced new perspectives." --Mark Gertler, New York University

Selling point: Addresses one of the single most important public policy issues facing regulators and legislators today. Selling point: Well known authors. Selling point: Old and new thinking about the origin and potential containment of asset price bubbles.

Douglas D. Evanoff is a vice president and senior research advisor for banking issues at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. His current research interests include asset bubbles, mortgage markets, and financial regulation. His research has been published in various journals and he has also edited a number of books addressing issues associated with financial institutions. George G. Kaufman is the John Smith Professor of Finance and Economics at Loyola University Chicago. His research and teaching interests focus on the management and regulation of financial institutions and markets. He previously taught at the University of Oregon and was a visiting professor at Stanford and the University of California at Berkeley. He is the editor of the Journal of Financial Stability and a coeditor of five other journals. He is the past president of the Western Finance Association. Anastasios G. Malliaris is currently Professor of Economics and Finance and holds the Walter F. Mullady Sr. Chair in Business Administration at Loyola University Chicago. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles in financial economics in several professional journals. He has had a long interest in asset price bubbles and financial instabilities.

Selling point: Addresses one of the single most important public policy issues facing regulators and legislators today. Selling point: Well known authors. Selling point: Old and new thinking about the origin and potential containment of asset price bubbles.