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The housing bubble’s boom and bust made a significant contribution to the financial crisis, prompting a chain reaction that spread throughout the world. These events raised the eyebrows of investors worldwide. In this chapter, the author investigates the impact of the financial crisis on the UK’s macroeconomy and housing market.
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Li, R.Y.M., Mak, L. (2014). The Effect of the Global Subprime Financial Crisis on the Macroeconomy and the Housing Market in the UK. In: Law, Economics and Finance of the Real Estate Market. SpringerBriefs in Economics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54245-9_8
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