{"product_id":"housing-and-the-financial-crisis-edward-glaeser-9780226030586","title":"Housing and the Financial Crisis","description":"Conventional wisdom held that housing prices couldn't fall. But the spectacular boom and bust of the housing market during the first decade of the twenty-first century and millions of foreclosed homeowners have made it clear that housing is no different from any other asset in its ability to climb and crash. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHousing and the Financial Crisis \u003c\/i\u003elooks at what happened to prices and construction both during and after the housing boom in different parts of the American housing market, accounting for why certain areas experienced less volatility than others. It then examines the causes of the boom and bust, including the availability of credit, the perceived risk reduction due to the securitization of mortgages, and the increase in lending from foreign sources. Finally, it examines a range of policies that might address some of the sources of recent instability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Glaeser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022603058X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226030586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2014","brand":"Edward Glaeser","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086388670719,"sku":"9780226030586","price":127.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a86c8341-f5a5-4f9e-be9b-6f607556625b.jpg?v=1769094394","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/housing-and-the-financial-crisis-edward-glaeser-9780226030586","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}