Hemmelgarn, Thomas; Nicodème, Gaëtan - Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of … - 2010
The 2008 financial crisis is the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of 1929. It has been characterised by a housing bubble in a context of rapid credit expansion, high risk-taking and exacerbated financial leverage, leading to deleveraging and credit crunch when the bubble burst....