This study reviews the effect of Internet bookings on the Central Florida lodging market over the past five years. As the number of lodging accommodations booked directly by the consumer over the Internet continues to increase, the ramifications brought about by this emerging distribution...

Motivated by the Great Recession in 2008, countercyclical capital regimes are now being considered by financial regulators. Here we offer both a specific design of a countercyclical capital regime and present an empirical examination of how it might have worked had it been applicable to Fannie...