Subprime Turmoil and Credit Crunch: Investigation of the factors behind the financial crisis

This dissertation discusses the factors behind the subprime turmoil and the credit crunch that hit capital markets in 2007. This study combines current arguments on the crisis with both quantitative and qualitative analyses in order to investigate the ins and outs of the crisis and the most signific...

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Main Author: Hamon, Gregory
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22218/
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description This dissertation discusses the factors behind the subprime turmoil and the credit crunch that hit capital markets in 2007. This study combines current arguments on the crisis with both quantitative and qualitative analyses in order to investigate the ins and outs of the crisis and the most significant factors behind it. In particular, this dissertation explores two specific aspects of the crisis: The impact of a loose monetary policy by the Fed after 2001 on the housing market, and the impact of securitisation processes on the way the crisis spread over capital markets. This dissertation concludes that even if the monetary policy is an explanatory factor for the rise in house prices, it is far from being the main one, particularly during the past few years. This dissertation also concludes that mortgage securitisation processes have been the key to explain the development of the crisis over capital markets and are directly responsible for losses experienced by financial institutions as a result of the turmoil.
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spelling nottingham-222182018-01-25T07:07:35Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22218/ Subprime Turmoil and Credit Crunch: Investigation of the factors behind the financial crisis Hamon, Gregory This dissertation discusses the factors behind the subprime turmoil and the credit crunch that hit capital markets in 2007. This study combines current arguments on the crisis with both quantitative and qualitative analyses in order to investigate the ins and outs of the crisis and the most significant factors behind it. In particular, this dissertation explores two specific aspects of the crisis: The impact of a loose monetary policy by the Fed after 2001 on the housing market, and the impact of securitisation processes on the way the crisis spread over capital markets. This dissertation concludes that even if the monetary policy is an explanatory factor for the rise in house prices, it is far from being the main one, particularly during the past few years. This dissertation also concludes that mortgage securitisation processes have been the key to explain the development of the crisis over capital markets and are directly responsible for losses experienced by financial institutions as a result of the turmoil. 2008 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22218/1/08MAlixgamh.pdf Hamon, Gregory (2008) Subprime Turmoil and Credit Crunch: Investigation of the factors behind the financial crisis. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) Credit Crunch Subprime Turmoil Financial Crisis
spellingShingle Credit Crunch Subprime Turmoil Financial Crisis
Hamon, Gregory
Subprime Turmoil and Credit Crunch: Investigation of the factors behind the financial crisis
title Subprime Turmoil and Credit Crunch: Investigation of the factors behind the financial crisis
title_full Subprime Turmoil and Credit Crunch: Investigation of the factors behind the financial crisis
title_fullStr Subprime Turmoil and Credit Crunch: Investigation of the factors behind the financial crisis
title_full_unstemmed Subprime Turmoil and Credit Crunch: Investigation of the factors behind the financial crisis
title_short Subprime Turmoil and Credit Crunch: Investigation of the factors behind the financial crisis
title_sort subprime turmoil and credit crunch: investigation of the factors behind the financial crisis
topic Credit Crunch Subprime Turmoil Financial Crisis
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/22218/