When policymakers get the economic forecast wrong it can have significant and long-reaching consequences. A recent example of this is the 2008 financial crisis and recession caused significantly by a housing bubble fueled by sub-prime mortgage lending.   Analyze the policymakers’ choices leading up to 2008. Paper would need to be at least 5 pages 

Identify and explain the key actions/missteps of policymakers
Discuss the theoretical foundation that motivated the policymaker.
What assumptions guided their choices?
What political factors influenced their choices?
Make at least 1 recommendation on how these missteps could have been avoided.