Experience shows that economies experiencing a property price bubble work according to different economic rules than “normal” economies. We devise a Bubble Risk Factor, which might help predict real-estate driven economic crises.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2785503
Ïn our recent paper, we outline the design for an international development bank for Eastern Africa. Instead of donations and contributions from members, only large financial institutions participate. Crazy? Just it out at:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2790661
If the model works, could it transform the failing model already in place?
In our recent article for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, we calculate the changes in real estate prices needed to trigger an economic crisis. For China, we find that a 30% real estate price drop should bring economic growth to a complete stand-still.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2785503
More importantly, we describe a model which takes into account economic phenomenon which only occur during the collapse of a bubble. To calibrate our model, we data from real estate price collapses from other large economies.
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