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Deconstructing the International Business Cycle : Why Does a U.S. Sneeze Give the Rest of the World a Cold?

International Monetary Fund - 2010

The 2008 crisis underscored the interconnectedness of the international business cycle, with U.S. shocks leading to the largest global slowdown since the 1930s. We estimate spillover effects across major advanced country regions in a structural VAR (SVAR) using pre-crisis data. Our new method...

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Belgium; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This Selected Issues paper for Belgium evaluates whether price increases in Belgium are excessive. It assesses the household and bank balance sheets and their vulnerability to a slowdown in housing prices, and identifies differences in real estate markets between Belgium and other countries. The...

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Spain; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: Housing Prices, Household Debt, and Financial Stability

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

and mortgage debt. It also describes the Spanish mortgage market and assesses the resilience of the financial sector to a … possible adjustment in the housing and mortgage markets. It presents a market-based indicator to show the market views on the … quality of the mortgage portfolio and also provides recommendations. …

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Australia; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

Property price inflation has accelerated during the last few years, propelled by low mortgage rates, poor returns from …

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Are House Prices Rising too Fast in China?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

.Given persistently low real interest rates, lack of alternative investment and mortgage-to-GDP trend, rapid property price growth in …

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Are House Prices Rising too Fast in Hong Kong SAR?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

Sharp increase in house prices in Hong Kong SAR in 2009-2010 has led to concerns of an emerging real estate bubble. According to our measure of price deviation from fundamentals, which should be taken as an early warning indicator of market exuberance, the current level of house prices in Hong...

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United States; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This paper discusses how financial innovation turned U.S. mortgages into an asset class with worldwide investor appeal. It suggests that U.S. financial markets have been skilful in developing tools that have helped households exploit favorable global financing conditions to boost home ownership...

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Canada; Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

Canadian housing prices are higher than levels consistent with current fundamentals in some provinces. The empirical estimates suggest that a 10 percent decline in housing prices would lead to a 1Â¼ percent decline in private consumption. The high level of household leverage and housing prices...

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United States; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS), budget institutions for federal fiscal consolidation, and mortgage …

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Denmark : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: The Danish Mortgage Market: A Comparative Analysis

International Monetary Fund - 2007

This technical note presents a comparative analysis of the Danish Mortgage Market. It discusses the particularities of … the regulatory framework of the Danish mortgage system. The note compares and contrasts mortgage financing in Denmark and … evolutions, which could have potentially far-reaching consequences for the Danish mortgage system, are elaborated. The note also …

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