In an Asset Bubble

question 45

Multiple Choice

In an asset bubble:

• A)depositors withdraw their deposits from banks until the bank fails.
• B)the price of an asset is pushed to an unreasonably high level because of expectations of further price gains.
• C)the price of an asset falls because demand for the asset is so high.
• D)savers and investors engage in maturity transformation by long-term borrowing and making short-term loans to take advantage of interest rate increases.

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