Shi, Xinyan; Riley, Sarah F. - In: Journal of Housing Economics 26 (2014) C, pp. 139-150
We study the pathways by which borrowers and lenders influence house prices and default rates via their choices and offerings of fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage products (FRMs and ARMs) in a two-period setting. We extend previous literature on mortgage choice as a tool for borrower risk...