Publication type
Book
Series Number
5
Series
Blackwell Companions to Contemporary Economics
Editors
Publication date
June 1, 2010
Abstract:
'The Blackwell Companion to the Economics of Housing' will help students and professionals alike to explore key elements of the housing economy: home prices, housing wealth, mortgage debt, and financial risk. The book features 24 original essays, including an editorial introduction and three section overviews, and includes 39 world-class authors from a mix of educational and financial organizations in the UK, Europe, Australia, and North America. It features broadly-based, scholarly, and accessible, serving students and professionals who wish to understand how today's housing economy works; and profiles the role and relevance of housing wealth, the mismanagement of mortgage debt, and the pitfalls and potential of hedging housing risk. Key topics include: the housing price bubble and crash; the subprime mortgage crisis in the US and its aftermath; the links between housing wealth, the macroeconomy, and the welfare of home-occupiers; and the mitigation of credit and housing investment risks. Specific case studies help to illustrate concepts, along with new data sets and analyses to illustrate empirical points.
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