Consider property markets in which willingness to lend and prices rise together in a self-fulfilling manner. Chinese bankers have been lending money against collateral, the value of which is in part rising because of the banker's willingness to lend. As property prices rise, banks' collateral is worth more; the bankers feel more secure and smart, so they lend more. Full story
OPINION: China's Bubble Economy - Vikram Mansharamani
Asia Sentinel, 7 Apr 2011
From a microeconomic perspective, one method of identifying an asset-price bubble is to spot self-fulfilling or reflexive dynamics underway. In China today, higher prices in many of its asset markets are generating demand more rapidly than supply. Such dynamics are rarely stable and create situations prone to rapid corrections.
Consider property markets in which willingness to lend and prices rise together in a self-fulfilling manner. Chinese bankers have been lending money against collateral, the value of which is in part rising because of the banker's willingness to lend. As property prices rise, banks' collateral is worth more; the bankers feel more secure and smart, so they lend more. Full story
Consider property markets in which willingness to lend and prices rise together in a self-fulfilling manner. Chinese bankers have been lending money against collateral, the value of which is in part rising because of the banker's willingness to lend. As property prices rise, banks' collateral is worth more; the bankers feel more secure and smart, so they lend more. Full story
