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The 39 year old has dedicated his time to studying the connections between finance and the macro economy. Mian is professor of economics and public policy at princeton. How they and you caused the great recession, and how we can prevent it. How they and you caused the great recession, and how we can prevent it from happening again mian, atif, sufi, amir on. House of debt economic commentary from atif mian and. How they and you caused the great recession, and how we can prevent it from happening again pdf by atif mian. Atif mian atif mian s work studies the connections between finance and the macroeconomy.
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