Lost trust the real cause of the finaneial meltdown

Independent Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 341-361

  Yandle, Bruce ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL MARKET; HOUSING MARKET; INTEREST RATE; INVENTORY; INVESTMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 74049109656     PISSN: 10861653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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