An asset-price bubble bursts if there is a(n): Oa. sharp decrease in interest rates that pricks the asset-price bubble. Ob. excess demand for an asset that raises asset prices. c. panic cycle of asset sales and falling asset prices. d. statement from the central bank stating that the bubble is over.
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