What is Subprime Lending

The chapter focuses on the significance of asset pricing bubbles in recent times. It explores the nature of this anomaly and its role in influencing financial and economic scenario of a country. It attempts to develop an understanding on identifying the pricing bubbles, how they may appear and what are the factors behind them. Further, the chapter presents a series of past encounters with this anomaly, which helps the realizing the severity of its after-effects. Their consequences are critically examined with the help of relevant literature which provides the background for probable policy implications. These implications could be categorized into public policy, monetary policy and regulatory actions. The chapter concludes on the note that a proactive approach and timely policy interventions can help curb the instances of pricing bubble episodes.