Leveraged Bubbles

37 Pages Posted: 27 Aug 2015

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Oscar Jorda

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; University of California, Davis - Department of Economics

Moritz Schularick

University of Bonn - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Alan M. Taylor

University of California, Davis - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Date Written: August 2015

Abstract

What risks do asset price bubbles pose for the economy? This paper studies bubbles in housing and equity markets in 17 countries over the past 140 years. History shows that not all bubbles are alike. Some have enormous costs for the economy, while others blow over. We demonstrate that what makes some bubbles more dangerous than others is credit. When fueled by credit booms, asset price bubbles increase financial crisis risks; upon collapse they tend to be followed by deeper recessions and slower recoveries. Credit-financed housing price bubbles have emerged as a particularly dangerous phenomenon.

Keywords: bank lending, boom, bust, crises, debt overhang, local projections

JEL Classification: C14, C32, E44, E51, G01, N10, N20

Suggested Citation

Jorda, Oscar and Schularick, Moritz and Taylor, Alan M., Leveraged Bubbles (August 2015). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10781, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2652151

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