This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Robert J. Shiller in his book "The Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened, and What to Do About It". This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However this work does not replace in any case Robert J. Shiller's book.Shiller explains how the subprime mortgage crisis occurred and he also puts forward solutions to solve it, for instance, he believes that a restructuration of the institutional foundations of the financial system is necessary.