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How did Glass Steagall actually caused bank runs nearly 50 years later and why did it happen?
Glass-steagall actually cost the bank runs nearly after 50 years later in the form of 2008 financial crisis when it was attributed with the collapse of various commercial as well as investment bankers because it brought in Betting culture in the banks by getting themselves exposed to the derivative instruments and getting themselves get away with the depositors money taking higher risk through glass-steagall act.
it has been preferably noted by various experts that glass steagall act has promoted a culture of betting in various commercial banks and investment banks and they were exposed to high possible risk during the times of 2008 financial crisis because of these theories which was established by glass-steagall and it was attributed that bank should not have been engaged in such risky exposures because they were entrusted with the depositors money and hence they were badly exposed during the economic downturn and they were filing bankruptcy so it can be attributed to the batting approach which was introduced by glass-steagall act into the commercial banking which will be exposing this commercial and investment banks to the Wall Street hybrid securities.
It happened due to getting exposed to the hybrid instruments and taking higher risk and not matching their duration and having low quality asseta