Credit Booms and Lending Standards : Evidence From the Subprime Mortgage Market /

This paper links the current sub-prime mortgage crisis to a decline in lending standards associated with the rapid expansion of this market. We show that lending standards declined more in areas that experienced larger credit booms and house price increases. We also find that the underlying market s...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni
Andere auteurs: Igan, Deniz, Laeven, Luc
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/106
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF