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We present 12 facts about the mortgage crisis. We argue that the facts refute the popular story that the crisis resulted from finance industry insiders deceiving uninformed mortgage borrowers and investors. Instead, we argue that borrowers and investors made decisions that were rational and...
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This paper takes a skeptical look at a leading argument about what is causing the foreclosure crisis and what should be … empirical evidence supporting the hypothesis that the efficiency of foreclosure for investors is a more plausible explanation …
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This paper takes a skeptical look at a leading argument about what is causing the foreclosure crisis and what should be … show, both theoretically and empirically, that the efficiency of foreclosure for investors is a more plausible explanation …
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This paper takes a skeptical look at a leading argument about what is causing the foreclosure crisis and what should be … empirical evidence supporting the hypothesis that the efficiency of foreclosure for investors is a more plausible explanation …
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This paper takes a skeptical look at a leading argument about what is causing the foreclosure crisis and distills some … and empirical evidence supporting the hypothesis that the efficiency of foreclosure for investors is a more plausible … foreclosures than a policy that makes mortgages more "affordable" on a long-term basis …
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This paper takes a skeptical look at a leading argument about what is causing the foreclosure crisis and what should be … show, both theoretically and empirically, that the efficiency of foreclosure for investors is a more plausible explanation …
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This article reviews the surge in research on mortgage default inspired by the recent foreclosure crisis. Economists … early papers that pointed to subprime and other privately securitized mortgages as fundamental drivers of the housing boom …
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