Friday, November 15, 2013
Stijn Claessens kicks off housing conference
The IMF, Dallas Fed, and the JMCB are holding a conference on “Housing, Stability and the Macroeconomy: International Perspectives”. The program is available here. Stijn Claessens’s presentation gives an excellent overview of the state of the housing markets and policy issues.
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