Housing and Mortgage Markets in Historical Perspective

The role of the housing market in the recent recession raised questions about similar episodes in economic history. Were the underlying causes of housing and mortgage crises the same in earlier episodes? This volume provides context for understanding events by examining how historical housing and mortgage markets worked - and sometimes failed.

Info autore

Eugene N. White is professor of economics at Rutgers University and a research associate of the NBER. Kenneth Snowden is associate professor of economic history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a research associate of the NBER. Price Fishback is the Frank and Clara Kramer Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona and a research associate of the NBER.

Riassunto

The role of the housing market in the recent recession raised questions about similar episodes in economic history. Were the underlying causes of housing and mortgage crises the same in earlier episodes? This volume provides context for understanding events by examining how historical housing and mortgage markets worked - and sometimes failed.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Eugene N. Snowden White, Kenneth White Snowden, Eugene N. White
• Con la collaborazione di: Kenneth Snowden (Editore), Price V. Fishback (Editore), Price Fishback (Editore), Eugene N. White (Editore), White Eugene N. (Editore), Snowden Kenneth (Editore), Fishback Price V. (Editore)
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 28.07.2014
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9780226073842
• ISBN: 978-0-226-07384-2
• Numero di pagine: 496
• Serie: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report; National Bureau of Economic Re; National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report; (NBER) National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Reports (CHUP); (NBER) National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Reports
• Categorie: USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, Property & real estate, United States of America, USA, Property and real estate