The role of the economic environment on mortgage defaults during the Great Recession

This article shows that the rise in unemployment played a very significant factor in the rise of mortgage delinquencies during the Great Recession. Estimation results, moreover, show that changes in the Unemployment Rate (UR; from loan origination) as opposed to the level of the UR explain mortgage...

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Institution:Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería
Main Authors: Sarmiento, Camilo, Centro de Estudios Económicos
Format: Artículo de revista
Language:English
Published: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group 2012
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Online Access:https://repositorio.escuelaing.edu.co/handle/001/2590
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