The credit crunch of 2007-2008: A discussion of the background, market reactions, and policy responses

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 531-567

  Mizen, Paul ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Monetary Economics ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 53349116572     PISSN: 00149187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20955/r.90.531-568     Document Type: Article

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