The Real-Estate Bubble in China

Although some economists have rejected the hypothesis of a real-estate bubble in China, the rise in real-estate prices has gradually become detached from the increase in real salaries, principally in major Chinese cities. Specifically, the exponential growth in bank loans may stir up fears of proble...

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Autor: Gaulard, Mylene
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/47835
Acceso en línea:https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/47835
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:China
real-estate sector
real-estate bubble
land speculation
cities
real-estate
sector inmobiliario
burbuja inmobiliaria
especulación de la tierra
ciudades
bienes raíces
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Sumario:Although some economists have rejected the hypothesis of a real-estate bubble in China, the rise in real-estate prices has gradually become detached from the increase in real salaries, principally in major Chinese cities. Specifically, the exponential growth in bank loans may stir up fears of problems related to over-indebtedness for a considerable number of real-estate developers in the near future. However, these difficulties are only the tip of the iceberg of deeper problems within the Chinese economy.