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
By: James Henry
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52195/pm.v23i2.1952 | Journal eISSN: 1697-6797
Language: Spanish, English
Page range: 145 - 178
Submitted on: Feb 28, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 20, 2025
Published on: May 29, 2026
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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