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Why bubbles are great for the economy" Harper Collins. Financier Ivar Kreuger, known as the "Swedish Match King," was a leading figure in the s boom. Disgraced after the market crash, he committed suicide in Paris in During the s, the booming stock market roped in millions of new investors, many of whom bought stock on margin. The s also witnessed a larger bubble in all kinds of credit - on cars, homes, and new appliances like refrigerators.

In the years after the crash, the credit-based economy fell apart. By , Wall Street and the nation's banking and mortgage industries were left for dead.

The searing experience helped plunge the economy into a deep depression and spooked an entire generation of investors. In contrast to other bubble episodes, the upside lay almost wholly in the response it stimulated. As part of the New Deal, the Roosevelt Administration and Congress created a new financial infrastructure for the nation: This infrastructure helped bring into being the nation's capital-intensive, credit-driven economy and paved the way for America's global financial dominance in the second half the 20th century.

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Site Map Interactive Portfolio Job Search Real Estate Search. Loan Center Calculators Corrections Market Data Alerts News Alerts. The bubbles that built America These six bubbles - from the telegraph to the real-estate boom - show how Americans end up better off after a bubble, says the author of "Pop! The telegraph The railroad The s The Internet Real estate Alternative energy POP. More The jolly green bubble Fortune's Adam Lashinsky explores why Silicon Valley's premier VCs have that old-time eco-religion.

Worst-case scenario Robert Shiller called the tech-stock crash just as the Nasdaq peaked. But he is also the expert on the real estate market. And where does he think it's headed now?