THE BIG SHORT THIS IS A TRUE STORY CHRISTIAN BALE NTEVE CARELL MYAN GOSLING PITT The Big Short Coordinating Comprehension Questions 1. What happened in the 1970s that would lead to the 2008 financial cri- sis? Market 2. Why did Mark Baum criticize big banks? ral Debt 3. What did Micheal Burry discover? 4. What does it mean to "short"? 5. What was the primary problem with mortgage bonds?

THE BIG SHORT THIS IS A TRUE STORY CHRISTIAN BALE NTEVE CARELL MYAN GOSLING PITT The Big Short Coordinating Comprehension Questions 1. What happened in the 1970s that would lead to the 2008 financial cri- sis? Market 2. Why did Mark Baum criticize big banks? ral Debt 3. What did Micheal Burry discover? 4. What does it mean to "short"? 5. What was the primary problem with mortgage bonds?

Brief Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781337091985

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter16: The Influence Of Monetary And Fiscal Policy On Aggregate Demand

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