This paper studies a quantitative general equilibrium model of housing. The model has two
key elements not previously considered in existing quantitative macro studies of housing …

We present new evidence that existing, but long-ignored, measures of consumer sentiment
can reduce errors in forecasting total consumption expenditures and its components. The …

Using quarterly US census division data for time period 1975-2006, this paper investigates
the dynamic relationships among the house prices of nine divisions (regions): Pacific …

Motivated by the observation that land supplied by the Chinese government is highly
counter-cyclical with GDP fluctuations, this paper constructs a DSGE model to study the …

The well-documented rise in Irish house prices in recent years has led to some public
disquiet on two related questions: the sustainability of the property market itself; and the …

Since the late 1980s, young people aged 18–34 have increasingly stated that their primary
reason for increasing their saving rate has been to protect themselves against uncertain …

Housing is considered the basis of economic development. Many activities related to
housing are closely and directly related to the achievement of economic development goals …

Financial market and its various components are currently in turmoil. Many large
corporations are devising new ways to overcome the current market instability …

This thesis examines the accessibility of housing loans on homeownership in Urban China.
Greater accessibility to housing loans is expected to have a positive effect on consumers' …

Using a Bayesian 'mixed effects' model we estimate competing explanations for the
investment slowdown on a large panel of firms with time-varying and country-varying …