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"From Bubble to Trouble:" The

Inside Story

posted by Jack Kahn

In a phrase, how do you sum up an unprecedented event that could cost the U.S. Government $7.76 trillion dollars (not counting billions more in investment losses and corporate failures)? We came up with: “From Bubble To Trouble: The Financial Crisis of 2008.” And that's what we're calling NBR's Thanksgiving Special, which looks into the causes of the current crisis. The "bubble" refers... + More

NBR's list of websites you can visit for more info about the financial crisis of 2008.

Atlanta Fed (PDF)

Council on Foreign Relations

Princeton University

U.S. Department of Treasury (PDF)

Additional special coverage of the financial crisis from NBR's archives.

Ongoing Coverage

"Bailout"

November 11, 2008

"Fixing the Financial Crisis"

October 28, 2007

"Anatomy of a Financial Crisis"

The world is in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The housing market has deteriorated. Stock values have tumbled. Unemployment is rising, and GDP is falling across the globe.

In the Thanksgiving Day special "From Bubble to Trouble: The Financial Crisis of 2008," the NBR team turns its analytical lens on the crisis. What were its root causes? How will it play out in the coming months? And, what will the world look like when the economy finally regains its strength?