Wissenschaftliche LiteraturAsset Price BubblesVWL

Michael Carlberg & Arne Hansen

Economic Analysis of a Great Recession

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Asset price bubbles refer to both real estate bubbles and stock market bubbles. The collapse of an asset price bubble means that asset prices go down while liabilities do not. As a result, millions of people have impaired balance sheets. Put another way, millions of people are in debt. In order to reduce their debt, they have to reduce their consumption. This in…