Atif Mian

Professor of Economics, Princeton University · 1 appearance on the record.

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Along with Amir Sufi, he co-authored the book House of Debt, examining household debt and the 2008 Great Recession. His wider research explores macrofinancial dynamics, credit cycles, wealth inequality, and monetary policy.

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Mian: Shared responsibility mortgages would have prevented 2008 foreclosures

“We argue in the book that if we have those kind of arrangements, a significant or substantial portion of the foreclosures and the resulting economic losses from those foreclosures could have been avoided.”

Atif Mian Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:40 a16z Podcast | Real Estate -- Ownership, Asset, Economy

Insight

Mian: Shared equity housing contracts are macroeconomically safer than mortgage debt

“More risk-sharing contracts, more equity-like contracts actually are better for a macro economy.”

Atif Mian Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 19:27 a16z Podcast | Real Estate -- Ownership, Asset, Economy

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Mian: Housing markets consistently lead broader economic cycles across advanced nations

“If you look at the rest of the advanced economies, you see similar patterns over and over again. Which is that the housing market seems to lead where the rest of the economy is going.”

Atif Mian Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:06 a16z Podcast | Real Estate -- Ownership, Asset, Economy

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
a16z Podcast \| Real Estate -- Ownership, Asset, Economy	Jan 2, 2019	10m

Atif Mian

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