determinants of access to mortgage finance. It also examines whether mortgage holders were more likely to suffer financial distress … compared with non-mortgage holders in the period before the global financial crisis. The analysis does not find any systematic … evidence that mortgage holders are financially more vulnerable than renters or outright owners; in fact, the incidence of …

This paper presents new data on the depth and penetration of mortgage markets across countries. There is a large … variation across both dimensions of mortgage market development, across countries, but also -- in terms of depth -- within … countries. Mortgage markets seem to develop only at relatively high levels of gross domestic product per capita. Policies …

This paper examines the state of reverse mortgage markets in selected countries around the world and considers the …

approach to prevent the overheating of mortgage lending and to minimize the risk of loan default. The Korean financial … supervisory authority made adjustments in response to both the condition of the housing market and trends in mortgage loans. The … debt-to-income ratios and other restrictions on mortgage lending can be employed as an important part of a countercyclical …

effect of the NAFTA and the GATT on the SDS industry was to help induce Wal-Mart to enter Mexico. Once there, Walmex … and processes from their headquarters to Mexico. Finally, although Mexican detergent exports captured an increasing share …

The seven largest emerging market economies -- China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia, and Turkey …