We propose a simple axiomatic system that any depreciation method¡ªcomplying with the core of the accounting of depreciation¡ªmust obey. We show that, while none of the prevalent depreciation methods (e.g., straight-line) ex ante conforms to these principles, the accredited...

While the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry is traditionally viewed as a cash flow business, REIT investors have also relied on Funds from Operations (FFO) and net income to evaluate company performance. In this study, we compare FFO and net income by examining how well these two...

Consistent with existing literature, we first show that when borrowers?default probability on the mortgage loan is unobservable to the lender, the latter can screen borrowers by their combined choice of loan-to-value (LTV) ratio and interest rate. We further demonstrate that when borrowers also...

This study developed a unified framework for theoretically analyzing a set of mortgage attributes that screens borrower types according to their unobservable default risk. In the presence of asymmetric information, a self-selection process is attained, where lower default risk type borrowers...