An Analysis of Housing Prices Between 1987 and 2008 Indicates

question 95

Multiple Choice

An analysis of housing prices between 1987 and 2008 indicates that prices

• A) increased sharply in the five years leading up to the housing bust in 2007.
• B) were relatively stable before dropping sharply in 2001.
• C) rose steadily during the 1990s, but declined sharply beginning in 2001.
• D) were erratic, but there was no discernable trend during either the 1990s or 2000-2006.

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Firms

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Households

Individuals or groups of people living together as a single economic unit, making decisions about consumption and labor supply.

Invisible Hand

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