Anatomy of a Financial Crisis

A Real Estate Bubble, Runaway Credit Markets, and Regulatory Failure

  • Authors
  • Marc Jarsulic
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xxi
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  2. The Building Blocks of the Financial Crisis
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    Pages 1-32
  3. The House Price Bubble Ends, the Foreclosure Wave Begins
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    Pages 33-53
  4. The Credit Bubble Bursts, the Financial Crisis Begins
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    Pages 55-90
  5. Who Caused This Disaster?
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    Pages 91-123
  6. Implications and Solutions
    Marc Jarsulic
    Pages 125-156
  7. Back Matter
    Pages 157-178
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About this book

Introduction

An indepth look at the origins and development of the current financial crisis, from an economist and Washington insider. Jarsulic explains how a wide array of financial institutions, including mortgage banks, commercial banks, and investment banks created a credit bubble that supported nonprime mortgage lending and helped to inflate house prices.

Keywords

development financial crisis institutions investment

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