Financial panics characterized by depositor "runs" and consequent bank failures have not occurred in the United States since the 1930s primarily because
A) commercial banks now hold larger reserves.
B) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has reduced the fears of depositors.
C) we have abandoned the gold standard.
D) we have had no major recessions since the 1930s.
B
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