Department of economics and haas school of business. Class of 1967 professor of economics, public policy, and finance at princeton university, and as the director of the julisrabinowitz center for public policy and finance at the woodrow wilson school. May 21, 2014 it wasnt household debt that caused the great recession. The 39 year old has dedicated his time to studying the connections between finance and the macro economy. House of debt economic commentary from atif mian and. Pick up the key ideas in the book with this quick summary. Director julisrabinowitz center for public policy and finance, woodrow wilson school. Read house of debt how they and you caused the great recession, and how we can prevent it from happening again by atif mian available from rakuten kobo. His latest book, house of debt coauthored with amir sufi builds upon powerful new data to describe how debt precipitated the great recession, why debt continues to threaten the global economy, and the policy implications of fixing the financial system.
It highlights the contribution of mian and sufi by showing how they have solved the mystery of why there was a huge drop in aggregate demand during the great depression of 1929 and also following the recent global financial. The authors parse vast amounts of data to show that a dramatic rise in household debt among bor rowers least able to repay helped precipitate the great. Atif mian atif mian s work studies the connections between finance and the macroeconomy. Atif mian, an economist at princeton university, and amir sufi, a finance professor at the university of chicago, make a strong circumstantial case that household. It highlights the contribution of mian and sufi by showing how they have solved the mystery of why there was a huge drop in aggregate demand during the great depression of 1929 and also following the recent global financial crisis of 20078. House of debt free summary by atif mian and amir sufi. Sep 04, 2014 the authors of house of debt speak to resolution foundations matthew whittaker at their uk book launch, hosted by resolution foundation, which also featured martin wolf of the financial times and. The book helped land mian on that years list of the worlds 25 most influ ential young economists, compiled by the imf. While there have been tomes written by economists, politicians, journalists and policy makers on the cause and consequences of this mighty recession, there has been a lamentable paucity of literature on the role played by household debt in the.
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House of debt by atif mian and amir sufi book read online scribd. Asset pricing, corporate finance, development of the american economy, economic fluctuations and growth, international finance and macroeconomics, monetary economics. You can find yourself stuck with repair fees that can go up to a few. Atif mian the julisrabinowitz center for public policy. Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. Access a free summary of house of debt, by atif mian and amir sufi and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. Read house of debt pdf how they by atif mian university of chicago press the great american recession resulted in the loss of eight million jobs. How they and you caused the great recession, and how we can prevent it from happening again mian, atif, sufi, amir on. House of debt by atif mian and amir sufi huseyin murat ozbilgin abstract through a unique and powerful analysis of the great recession, atif mian and amir sufi establish that the main culprit was the overindebtedness of households, in contrast with the dominant view that the problems in the financial intermediaries and the. Eileen filmus ipe memo 3 book report on the great recession. Mian, amir sufi, and emil verner nber working paper no. More evidence supporting the house of debt economists of all stripes are baffled by continued economic weakness in the united states. It wasnt household debt that caused the great recession. The authors contend that geithner and colleagues erred mightily in not focusing more on homeowners.
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An expert on international debt markets, his latest book, house of debt, builds on data to describe how debt precipitated the great recession. I did not check all of the claims made by the data but, assuming they hold up, the book. When we bailed out the banks during the great recession, we didnt actually address the real factors that caused the economic downturn. How they and you caused the great recession, and how we can prevent it from happening again, by atif mian and amir sufi, university of chicago press, rrp. How they and you caused the great recession, and how we can prevent it from happening again is a 2014 book by economists atif mian and amir sufi on the linkages between household debt in the united states and the 2008 financial crisis. By atif mian and amir sufi august 8, 2014 debt analysis 0 comments. Mohammed atif khan born in 1995 india mumbai interior designer surname atef. I just finished house of debt by atif mian and amir sufi, which i bought as a pdf directly from the publisher. Hyunsung khang profiles princetons atif mian, who sees the fight against inequality as a moral imperative. House of debt summary by atif mian overdrive rakuten. Using a rich data set, princeton economics professor atif mian and university of chicago finance professor amir sufi demonstrate convincingly that debt, especially household borrowing, is pernicious and likely to lead to economic catastrophe. The country needed a bailoutthe government just chose the wrong one.
During a recession, many people will try to find ways to save money. E17,e2,e21,e32,e44,g01,g21 abstract an increase in the household debt to gdp ratio in the medium run predicts lower subsequent. Mian is professor of economics and public policy at princeton. Atif mian and amir sufi argue this persuasively in house of debt. Armed with clear and powerful evidence, atif mian and amir sufi reveal in house of debt how the great recession and great depression, as well as the current economic malaise in europe, were caused by a large runup in household debt followed by a significantly large drop in household spending. With me as their audience, professors sufi and mian are preaching to the choir. Through a unique and powerful analysis of the great recession, atif mian and amir sufi establish that the main culprit was the overindebtedness of households, in contrast with the dominant view that the problems in the financial intermediaries and the resulting disruption of credit were at the core.
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