Archive for the ‘moral hazard’ Tag

Risk & Disaster   Leave a comment

Economists Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson discuss insurance and risk and how it is related to economics.

Original Air Date: August 26, 2020

Length: 27 Minutes 27 Seconds

Posted January 11, 2022 by fiorinio in macroeconomics, Planet Money

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Help arrives for (some) underwater homeowners   Leave a comment

Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/04/15/economy/homeowner-buyout-plan-better-late-never

Summary: The Federal Housing Finance Agency begins to help 33,000 homeowners who financed their mortgages through Freddie Mae or Fannie Mac and are are more than 15% underwater and 90 days delinquent on payments. Assistance includes lowering interest rates and the balance of principal owed

Original Air Date: April 15, 2016

Length: 2 minutes 12 seconds