Professor of Economics, New York University
Andrew Caplin is Professor of Economics at New York University and the Co-Director of NYU's Center for Experimental Social Science. His research interests include economic theory, psychology and economics, and neuroeconomics, as well as increasing returns to scale and transactions costs, household finance, and the economics of residential real estate finance.
The Hamilton Project hosted a discussion focusing on what the government can do to foster market-based solutions to major risks. Markets that could potentially mitigate or reduce some of the biggest risks faced by the American people and their broader communities are nonexistent or underutilized.
Full audio of Panel One: "Reforming Low-Income Housing Assistance" from the event The Future of Housing and Credit Markets
The Hamilton Project released new discussion papers and hosted panel discussions on housing and credit markets. The first panel explored ways to reform low-income housing assistance, while the second focused on innovative mortgage ideas to help protect consumers. The final panel featured a high-level discussion on the state of the housing and financial markets.
Full audio of Panel Three: "The State of Housing and Financial Markets" from the event The Future of Housing and Credit Markets
Full audio of Panel Two: "New Mortgage Ideas" from the event The Future of Housing and Credit Markets
The Project released new discussion papers and hosted panel discussions on housing and credit markets. The first panel explored ways to reform low-income housing assistance, while the second focused on innovative mortgage ideas to help protect consumers.
This paper argues that development of shared appreciation mortgage (SAM) markets in the United States would moderate the impending decline in homeownership and lower the risk of future housing crashes.
Full audio from Panel One: "How Markets Can Create New Opportunities for Individuals" from the event Missing Markets: Fostering Market-Based Solutions to Major Risks
Full audio of Panel Two: "How Markets Can Help Communties Manage Financial Risk" from the event Missing Markets: Fostering Market-Based Solutions to Major Risks
The Hamilton Project hosted a discussion on what the government can do to foster market-based solutions to major risks. Markets that could potentially mitigate or reduce some of the biggest risks faced by the American people and their broader communities are nonexistent or underutilized.
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