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Dokko, J., Doyle, B., Kiley, M.T., Kim, J., Sherlund, S., Sim, J., et al. (2009) Monetary Policy and the Housing Bubble. Economic Policy, 237-287.

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• TITLE: Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and the Housing Bubble

  AUTHORS: John F. McDonald, Houston H. Stokes

  KEYWORDS: Housing Prices, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy

  JOURNAL NAME: Modern Economy, Vol.6 No.2, February 4, 2015

  ABSTRACT: The paper employs monthly data to test alternative hypotheses for the causes of the large increase and subsequent decline in U.S. housing prices during the 2000-2010 decade. The empirical evidence using VAR modeling is consistent with the hypothesis that Federal Reserve interest rate policy was a cause of the movements in housing prices. In addition, federal fiscal policy and interest rates on adjustable-rate mortgages are found to be associated with housing prices. On the other hand, the interest rate on standard 30-year mortgages and a measure of net capital flows from abroad were not related to housing prices. Foreclosure rates were also important. The study finds that foreclosures and housing prices interacted: more foreclosures produced lower housing prices and lower housing prices generated more foreclosures.