Economics:
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781285859460
Author: BOYES, William
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 8E
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Determine the theory that supported or discredited the recent financial crisis. If it was a result of excessive credit, a creation associated with central banks, keeping interest rates too low for too long.
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