The Rise of Collateral Based Finance from the Perspective of Austrian Business Cycle Theory: A Legal-Historical Analysis of How Financial Sector Rehypothecation Transformed Securities Ownership and Generated Systemic Risk: An Austrian Business Cycle Theory Perspective

Published by: Unión Editorial S.A. in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics and Entrepreneurial Sciences of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos of Madrid

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Keywords:

Securities Entitlement,

Property Rights,

Collateral Reuse,

Rehypothecation,

Central Securities Depositories,

Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC),

Austrian Business Cycle Theory (ABCT),

Systemic Risk

JEL:

K11,

G01,

E32

Related subjects:

Business and economics,

Political economics,

Economic theory, systems and structures,

Economic policy,

History of economics,

Political economics, other

© 2026 James Henry, published by Unión Editorial S.A. in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics and Entrepreneurial Sciences of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos of Madrid
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