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Prof. Alessandro Gavazza of London School of Economics on mortgages, cars and market friction

Nov 6, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The European Suffering Debt Crisis and the Funding for Lending Scheme
01:36 • 3min
3
Taking Up a Mortgage - Is That a Good Idea?
04:47 • 2min
4
Is There a Standardized Way of Looking at the APR?
07:09 • 2min
5
Are Origination Fees Hidden in Different Ways?
08:46 • 3min
6
Is This Differentiating the Market?
11:40 • 2min
7
Is Price Discrimination a Good Policy?
13:56 • 2min
8
What Is the Benefit of Price Discrimination?
16:12 • 2min
9
Do the Authorities Have a Target?
18:24 • 3min
10
Refinancing Cross Subsidization in the Mortgage Market
21:39 • 2min
11
Can Policy Affect Market Design?
23:35 • 2min
12
Fixed Rate Mortgages in the US?
25:50 • 2min
13
Is There Affordability in Mortgages?
27:43 • 3min
14
Is It Easier to Engineer a Soft Landing in a Recession?
30:23 • 3min
15
Is There a Dispersion in Demand?
33:45 • 3min
16
Can Manufacturers Optimize Their Product Design in a Recession?
36:29 • 2min
17
The Use Car Market Dynamic
38:37 • 2min
18
How Does Durability Fit Into a Decision Process?
40:16 • 2min
19
The Best Selling Strategy of a Durable Good Producer?
42:30 • 2min
20
Car Manufacturers Are Moving to Subscription Models, Right?
44:46 • 5min