House of Debt - How They (and You) Caused the Great Recession, and How We Can Prevent It from Happening Again (Paperback, First Edition, Enlarged Ed.)

The Great American Recession resulted in the loss of eight million jobs between 2007 and 2009. More than four million homes were lost to foreclosures. Is it a coincidence that the United States witnessed a dramatic rise in household debt in the years before the recession - that the total amount of debt for American households doubled between 2000 and 2007 to $14 trillion? Definitely not. Armed with clear and powerful evidence, Atif Mian and Amir Sufi in House of Debt reveal how the Great Recession and Great Depression, as well as the recent economic malaise in Europe, were caused by a large run up in household debt followed by a significantly large drop in household spending. Mian and Sufi argue strongly with real data that current policy that is too heavily biased toward protecting banks and creditors, with the goal of increasing the flow of credit, a response that is disastrously counterproductive when the fundamental problem is actually too much debt. Thoroughly grounded in compelling economic evidence, House of Debt offers convincing answers to some of the most important questions facing the modern economy today: Why do severe recessions happen? Could we have prevented the Great Recession and its consequences? And what actions are needed to prevent such crises going forward?

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2015
Authors:	Atif Mian • Amir Sufi
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
Edition:	First Edition, Enlarged Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-27165-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Financial crises & disasters
LSN:	0-226-27165-X
Barcode:	9780226271651

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