Slow boom, sudden crash |
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Authors: | Laura L. Veldkamp |
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Affiliation: | Department of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University, 44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012, USA |
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Abstract: | Many asset markets exhibit slow booms and sudden crashes. This pattern is explained by an endogenous flow of information. In the model, agents undertake more economic activity in good times than in bad. Economic activity generates public information about the state of the economy. If the economic state changes when times are good and information is abundant, asset prices adjust quickly and a sudden crash occurs. When times are bad, scarce information and high uncertainty slow agents’ reactions as the economy improves; a gradual boom ensues. Data from U.S. and emerging credit markets support the theory. |
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Keywords: | E32 E44 D83 |
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