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The mortgage meltdown, financial markets, and the economy

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This Economic Letter is adapted from a speech delivered by Janet L. Yellen, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, on October 30, 2008, to the UC Berkeley-UCLA Symposium \\"The Mortgage Meltdown, the Economy, and Public Policy,\\" at the University of California, Berkeley.

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  • Janet L. Yellen, 2008. "The mortgage meltdown, financial markets, and the economy," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue nov7.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedfel:y:2008:i:nov7:n:2008-35-36
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    1. Foote, Christopher L. & Gerardi, Kristopher & Goette, Lorenz & Willen, Paul S., 2008. "Just the facts: An initial analysis of subprime's role in the housing crisis," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 17(4), pages 291-305, December.
    2. Glaeser Edward L & Gyourko Joseph, 2008. "The Case against Housing Price Supports," The Economists' Voice, De Gruyter, vol. 5(6), pages 1-8, October.
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