This is an academic paper. I only need you to write me an introduction of about 260 words for this topic. The
purpose of this assignment is to use the framework of Babbie (2005) and Gravetter and Forzano (2009) to
discuss and analyze the various, and diverse, causes of the credit crisis, and also to take a critical look at some
of the proposed or conceivable solutions. The angle from which we study these causes and cures is the
quantitative point of view , preferably seasoned with a healthy dose of realism and common sense.

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