Jeremy Stein (no relation to Kara Stein), until recently a governor of the US Federal Reserve System, has suggested that forced “fire sales” of assets are one important way that risks are transmitted. When asset prices fall as a result of such selling, the solvency of other firms can be affected – even if the creditworthiness of the underlying asset has not really changed.
刚刚卸任的美联储官员杰里米·斯坦（Jeremy Stein，与卡拉·斯坦没有关系）指出，被迫的“紧急甩卖”资产行为是风险传播的重要方式。若资产价格因紧急甩卖而下跌，其他企业的偿债能力就会受到影响——即便基础资产的信誉实际并未发生变化。