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Evaluating a Policy to Mitigate a Housing Boom
An economy is experiencing a rapid increase in house prices, and policymakers are concerned that a self-reinforcing feedback loop is creating an unsustainable bubble. One proposed policy is to implement a strict 'loan-to-value' (LTV) cap, preventing banks from lending more than 70% of a property's appraised value.
Evaluate the effectiveness of this LTV cap as a tool to specifically counteract the upward spiral of this feedback mechanism. In your response, justify your position by explaining which parts of the feedback loop the policy targets and why it would likely succeed or potentially fail.
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