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The origins of the sub-prime crisis: Inappropriate policies, regulations, or both?

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This article analyses the origins of the sub-prime crisis. It argues that a series of serious policy errors in the United States created the conditions in which the sub-prime lending phenomenon took root, which were then compounded by regulatory developments and further policy mistakes as the credit crisis unfolded. These factors further explain why the sub-prime crisis assumed such global proportions.

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  • Lewis, Mervyn K., 2009. "The origins of the sub-prime crisis: Inappropriate policies, regulations, or both?," Accounting forum, Elsevier, vol. 33(2), pages 114-126.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:accfor:v:33:y:2009:i:2:p:114-126
    DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2009.04.001
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