How do we define asset bubble? In simple form‚ separate the price of an asset into two components‚ first is the underlying economic fundamentals and second is the non-fundamental bubble that may reflect price speculation or irrational investor euphoria or depression. How bad bubbles are? First we examine how asset prices influence inflation and aggregate economic activity. Asset bubbles can act through various channels to shift the Aggregate Demand Curve to the right: 1. Consumption -
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Housing Bubbles in Metropolises in China Introduction The boom of house market has emerged accompanying with the soaring development of Chinese economy over the last two decades. Although the prosperity of real estate sector makes contributions to the growth of national fiscal revenue and Gross Domestic Product‚ it also raises a serious problem --- housing bubbles‚ defined as the housing prices deviate too much from its fundamental value (Flood and Hodrick‚ 1900)‚ especially in metropolitan
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How could the Chinese housing bubble affect the Australian economy negatively? The Chinese economy is one of the fastest growing economies in history and they have excelled by throwing tons of resources into modernizing their economy. Real estate is a foundation of China’s phenomenal growth record in the past two decades with property construction alone accounting for 13% of GDP in 2010. The health of the economy is crucial to China’s construction‚ steel and cement sectors. Chinese growth has
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Housing price is a sensitive issue for everyone. Generally‚ the more expensive houses are‚ the more difficult it is for people to live. In fact‚ Toronto is one of the cities which has the most expensive housing price in the world. According to Royal Lepage’s website‚ an average Toronto house price was 624‚923$ in 2015‚ the second highest price among all Canadian cities. Moreover‚ an article by Sherman (2016) states that Toronto’s house price was increased by 8 percent in 2015; this figure was ranked
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Monetary Policy and the U.S. Housing Market Bubble During the early 2000s‚ the United States entered a period of economic madness including the economic housing bubble. At the same time‚ the Federal Reserve had executed expansionary monetary policy by lowering interest rates in response to the recessionary period. But‚ what role‚ if any‚ did the setting of monetary policy play in the ensuing housing market developments? This report will analyze Dokko et al.’s (2009) report “Monetary Policy and
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Bursting of the housing bubble led to the financial crisis started in 2006. To change these negative occurrence governments needed to have a proven monetary solution to mitigate the negative consequences and finally overcome this crisis. To achieve it‚ this is essential that the central bank and other interaction groups control the monetary base. First of all it is important to make sure that increases or decrease in the money supply which includes checkable deposits‚ M2—M1 plus time deposits and
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CANADIAN BUBBLE‚ EH? How real is Canada’s housing bubble anyway? More real than any other countries. That is due to the following facts that I will present below‚ but first it is better to start with a little history. In the year of 2008‚ as stated on Statistics Canada‚ the recovery of the recession was much quicker than in other recession period such as in 1981-1982 and 1990-1992. However‚ was it a real recovery or an illusion? In 2011‚ Globe and Mail published an article on why Canada’s recession
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Q1. What is monetary policy? Answer:- Monetary policy is government change in money supply to influence the economy‚ to solve economies problems. Economies problems include inflation in boom‚ unemployment etc. change in the money supply move interest rates up or down and affect spending in sectors such as business investment‚ housing‚ and foreign trade. Monetary policy has an important effect on both actual GDP and potential GDP. Q2. If the government wanted to slow down the economy (when
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The Housing Bubble: America’s Downfall Linda Smith Professor Bolden Abstract A housing bubble is a situation where there is an extremely high demand for housing‚ but this demand is created through artificial ways‚ like lowering interest rates. The interest rates are lowered to create a false sense of security for consumers and can lead to economic boom. Also‚ as we are learning the hard way in the United States‚ it can end in economic hardships. Most Americans would tend to agree that
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Tuesday‚ February 19‚ 2013. February 19‚ 2013 Bank of Japan Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting on January 21 and 22‚ 2013 (English translation prepared by the Bank’s staff based on the Japanese original) Please contact the Bank of Japan at the address below in advance to request permission when reproducing or copying the content of this document for commercial purposes. Secretariat of the Policy Board‚ Bank of Japan P.O. Box 30‚ Nihonbashi‚ Tokyo 103-8660‚ Japan Please credit
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