Q & A with Gary Gorton

(via Yglesias)

Who Wants a 30-Year Mortgage? by Bethany McLean

I've been reading the book she wrote with Joe Nocera. Also about the housing market:

Postcrisis, A Struggle Over Mortgage Bond Ratings by Jesse Eisinger

Overweight, Out of Work at Rail Yard by Kari Lydersen

Resolved: Fix the Filibuster by Walter Mondale

When Harvey Met Bob