The Future of U.S. Housing Policy

the foreign policy of russia toward caucasus 2000-2008

after the soviet union dissolution, a chaotic period was begun in the russia. russia lost its glory and felt disgrace. the first group of elites came to power under yeltsin; they tried to re-define russia’s identity as a european country and build a foreign policy on this baseline. therefore russia tried to become closer with the west especially with the u.s. according to their view the sovie...

Housing and Public Policy Trends: Extrapolating into the Future for Public Housing Authorities

Federal housing policy has changed dramatically over the last seventy years. Policy has been shaped by economic and political conditions in a given time, as well as findings generated from empirical research. However, over the last three decades, despite economic fluctuations and ideological shifts in national leadership, certain themes dominate federal housing policy. Each of these themes is d...

Impact of US Energy Policy on Crude Oil Prices

The price of Iranian crude oil in different markets depends on the price of US crude oil. In recent months, the oil and gas industry and the sale of Iranian crude oil and the co-operation and investments of oil companies operating in the field of oil field development have halted. Therefore, examining the effects of US government policies on the oil market is very effective. The most important ...

The Macroeconomic Effects of Government Asset Purchases: Evidence from Postwar US Housing Credit Policy∗

We document the portfolio activity of federal housing agencies and provide evidence on its impact on mortgage markets and the economy. Through a narrative analysis, we identify historical policy changes leading to expansions or contractions in agency mortgage holdings. Based on those regulatory events that we classify as unrelated to short-run cyclical or credit market shocks, we find that an i...

Human Rights in US Foreign Policy