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Greenspan's bubbles : the age of ignorance at the Federal Reserve / William A. Fleckenstein with Frederick Sheehan.

Author/creator Fleckenstein, William A.
Other author/creatorSheehan, Frederick.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : McGraw-Hill, ©2008.
Descriptionx, 194 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Supplemental Content Publisher description
Supplemental Content Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content Table of contents only
Subject(s)
Contents A true accounting : the Greenspan era (1987-2006) -- How wrong can one man be? (1973-1994) -- The Bubble King: the put is born (1995-1997) -- The FOMC meets the Greenspan put--and yawns (1998-1999) -- Bubbleonians running the asylum : the bubble blow off (1999-2000) -- The stock bubble bursts : the tech miracle was a mirage (2000-2001) -- Home sweet home : housing saves us from the stock bubble (2001-2003) -- The housing hot potato : the real estate bubble fuels the ATM (2003-2007) -- The consequences of the loss of fear (2007 and beyond).
Abstract Using transcripts of Greenspan's FOMC meetings as well as testimony before Congress, this book delivers a timeline of his most devastating mistakes and weaves together the connection between every economic calamity of the past 19 years.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-194).
LCCN 2007051911
ISBN9780071591584 (alk. paper)
ISBN0071591583 (alk. paper)

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks HB119.G74 F55 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold