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too bigto fail2 CONSTRUCTSToo big to failO'HARA · BANKINGToo big to failBOYLAN-KOLCHIN · COSMOLOGY

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Banking

the expectation that regulators will rescue very large banks, giving them value from implicit government guarantees.

In banking, too big to fail refers to the expectation that regulators will rescue very large banks, giving them value from implicit government guarantees. This meaning comes from O'hara (1990) in The Journal of Finance.[1]

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Cosmology

the problem that cold dark matter predicts massive satellite subhaloes that should host bright galaxies but appear dark.

In cosmology, too big to fail refers to the problem that cold dark matter predicts massive satellite subhaloes that should host bright galaxies but appear dark. This meaning comes from Boylan-Kolchin (2011) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters.[2]

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References

  1. O'hara, M., & Shaw, W. (1990). Deposit Insurance and Wealth Effects: The Value of Being “Too Big to Fail”. The Journal of Finance, 45(5), 1587-1600. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.1990.tb03729.x
  2. Boylan-Kolchin, M., Bullock, J. S., & Kaplinghat, M. (2011). Too big to fail? The puzzling darkness of massive Milky Way subhaloes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 415(1), L40-L44. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01074.x

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