Abstract
This paper reviews asset bubbles and assesses the future implications of the Internet IPO Bubble. It discusses the performance of equity stock markets. The paper also explores the long recovery period of bubbles.

From the Paper
"Over the centuries during which organized asset trading has occurred there have been several spectacular bubbles rapidly increasing asset prices that surpass supportable values for the underlying assets, dramatic market crashes, rapidly plunging asset prices to levels well below supportable values for the underlying assets and eventual recoveries where asset prices roughly equate to supportable values for the underlying assets. There have also been put forward many more explanations for these anomalies in asset pricing than there have been ..."

Tags:Bubble, Crash, Recovery

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The paper explains that the housing bubble has been so named because it is a period that is based on the rapid appreciation or acceleration in housing prices, without the requisite change in production or investment to match this price change. The paper discusses how housing bubbles are usually due to speculation on the part of the consumer which then leads to changes in prices that are erratic and oftentimes unsustainable and unexplainable in terms of the changes in the market variables.

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"The housing bubble has been so named because it is a period that is based on the rapid appreciation or acceleration in housing prices, without the requisite change in production or investment to match this price change, (Smith and Smith, n.d., p 3). Housing bubbles are usually due to speculation on the part of the consumer which then leads to changes in prices that are erratic and oftentimes unsustainable and unexplainable in terms of the changes in the market variables. The paper below will outline how demand and supply analysis can be used to analyze the housing market, especially in wake of the fact that there is..."

Tags:housing, bubble, economics

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This report brings together modern theory of corporate finance with contemporary financial developments as described in the "Wall Street Journal", print and interactive editions, to describe the phenomena known as "Asset Bubbles." Asset bubbles have been a thorn in the side of investors for centuries, and this report helps the reader understand the asset bubble phenomena and why it occurs.

From the Paper
"All throughout history numerous investors have been caught off with their pants down, to say the least, by the bursting of one speculative bubble after another. Speculative bubbles are an investing phenomenon that can be like a pride of lions getting the smell of blood when an antelope has been downed. It can be said that these bubbles are usually caused by greed and others feel that they simply a lack of common sense or some type of flaw in us humans. Whatever the case, investors consistently repeat the mistakes associated with speculative bubbles. "A bubble occurs when investors put so much demand on a stock that they drive the price beyond any accurate or rational reflection of its actual worth, which should be determined by the performance of the underlying company.""

Tags:finance, computer, technology, silicon, valley, hitech

Abstract
This paper details an asset pricing phenomena that is known as Bubbles. The writer of the paper provides a history of Bubbles with several detailed examples of past Bubble events. In addition the writer uses the Wall Street Journal as a backdrop to discuss a recent Bubble occurrence.

From the Paper
"We have witnessed them for many years. The bubbles that cause unbelievable price soaring for reason that nobody seems able to explain and then as suddenly as they started they stop. When they stop they can come crashing to the ground in a heap, as is often the case. Real estate, companies, and industries are subject to the asset pricing phenomena called bubbles and anyone who gets in on the bottom and then sells before it bursts stands to make a financial killing. Unfortunately those who hang on to long or don't think to jump in when it starts lose all the way around."

Tags:economy, burst, finance, Real, estate, companies, industries, internet

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This paper discusses the 21st century ecotourism bubble and tourist enclaves. The paper discusses the reasons for these phenomenons around the world and how they are affecting tourism worldwide. The paper also looks at some of the fallacies of ecotourism and explains why ecotourism does not really provide what it says it provides.. The paper includes examples of tourist enclaves and ecotourism bubbles to explain its points.

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"Many will consciously avoid known tourist enclaves, aware that their interest in a visited place should be 'deeper' or less hedonistic than simply enjoying themselves in an attractive and affordable locality. On the other hand, one does come to know of other conventions that seem quite similar to the ecotourism criticized just now. For instance, when speaking with students have 'volunteered' in Commonwealth Caribbean countries or graduate students to have embarked on 'fieldwork' one learns that their efforts have very much been organized to form another kind of package-experience. If researching a subject of Barbados, for instance, a safe way has been found to be "in" the local society and observe - always, a certain voyeurism, at hand - and little sense of adventure displayed. If 'studying' poverty or social conditions for the poor, for instance, it seems unimaginable for researchers to stay with the people studied. In dozens of developing and developed countries, anthropologists engage in what seems another variety of tourism in that there can be much attention to reducing risk, not mixing with unsavory elements, not trying to see that they come to fully understand phenomena - not as presented to them by educated counterparts in the society they visit, but by people as opposed to 'subjects'."

Tags:society, territory, locations

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The paper discusses how some enterprising economists have made the argument that the infamous tech-bubble of the late 1990s and first part of 2000 could actually be interpreted as an expression of an efficient market merely correcting itself. The paper explains that this concept is also expressed as a rational bubble as opposed to an irrational bubble, to make the argument that, in effect, the high-tech stock meltdown beginning in April of 2000 was only a normal market correction in an, admittedly, over-heated market.

Tags:bubble, market, efficiency

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This paper explores the real estate bubble in Shanghai, China, and the after-effects of it bursting. According to the paper, the burst has left developers and home owners scrambling. The paper also notes how Shanghai's housing slump will only get worse while putting the Chinese economy at risk. The paper also addresses the issue of who is to blame, concluding that culpability becomes a matter of shared responsibility amongst government, investors, and lending institutions.

From the Paper
"The following report discusses the recent phenomenon known as the Shanghai real estate bubble. The purpose of the current study is to provide an explanation in terms of culpability for the occurrence of this problem in Shanghai. As the current study shows, real estate bubbles result primarily from speculative investment. Speculative investment, in effect, is a gamble that market conditions will continue to expand and, therefore, sustain risky investments. The study concludes that real estate bubbles occur because governments, investors, and lending institutions fail to act responsibly. Culpability, therefore, becomes a matter of shared..."

Tags:economics, housing bubble, real estate bubble

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In this article, the writer presents an analysis of the short run prospects of the U.S. economy, focusing on some major shocks such as the burst of the housing bubble, the actions taken by the Federal Reserve through monetary policies, and fiscal policies the government implemented with the intentions of improving the economy. For each shock the writer details the impact of the shock on key macroeconomic variables such as GDP growth, interest rates, unemployment, inflation, imports and exports. Relevant graphs are included in this paper.

Outline:
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
Synthesis and Analysis

From the Paper
"The housing bubble in the U.S occurred in 2002 until early 2007; average housing prices increased dramatically, beyond their actual values. Yet people still continued to purchase houses; the rapid growth of prices convinced many buyers (especially those without real estate experience) that they can sell their houses for more later on and pocket the differences. Eventually, the bubble bursts because the market ends up with many sellers and too few buyers; then the prices were driven down, and many participants are left with loss rather than profit. As illustrated in Fig. 1, the prices began to increase even before 2001, but grew even more rapid after 2002, and it burst in early 2008 when interest rates rose, then the prices dropped. "

Tags:housing, bubble, monetary, policy, fiscal, policy, interest, rates

Abstract
The following paper will look at the Japanese bubble economy of the 1980s, the long, painful collapse of the 1990s, and how the events of the 1990s mirror (or do not mirror, as the case may be) events unfolding today. The essay starts by looking at how things stood in the 1980s and what factors compelled Japan to pursue a looser monetary policy in the latter-half of the decade. At the same time, the paper will note the massive land and stock speculation that gripped the decade and what factors apparently caused it to happen.

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Japan Bubble Economy and Aftermath Introduction The following paper will look at the Japanese bubble economy of the 1980s, the long, painful collapse of the 1990s, and how the events of the 1990s mirror (or do not mirror, as the case may be) events unfolding today. The essay starts by looking at how things stood in the 1980s and what factors compelled Japan to pursue a looser monetary policy in the latter-half of the decade. At the same time, the paper will note the massive land and stock speculation that gripped the decade and what factors apparently caused it to happen. Finally, the essay will look at the stock market

Tags:japan, bubble, economy

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This paper underscores the importance of noting that, in contrast to America, there are many distinctive characteristics of the Spanish real estate bubble. For instance, Spain regulators securitized assets conservatively thus mostly preventing the sub-prime crisis. Next, the author explores the causes of the Spanish housing bubble, for instance a sharp decline in real interest rates, demographic factors and credit expansion. The paper relates that the housing bubble, which supported Spain's economy, eventually burst resulting in a financial crisis. Action recommendations for overcoming this crisis are included.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Trend in Housing Industry
The Bubble
Causes of the Spanish Housing Bubble
Effects of the Housing Bubble
The Present Situation
Keys to the Future
What Could Have Been Done to Prevent the Housing Bubble?
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Demographic factors also played a significant role in the housing bubble. The majority of the population was composed of a generation of baby-boomers. With their accumulated savings, these boomers were able to make the most of the ongoing real estate bubble. Furthermore, rapid increase of immigration which took place in the last decade provided an abundance of low-priced, unskilled labor for the construction industry and an increase in demand for housing. By 2005, 7% of Spain's population was foreigners, a percentage which could have reached an estimated 10% as of 2008."

Tags:securitization price unsustainable, non-performing loans, down payments