Der HWWA-Rohstoffpreisindex hat sich in diesem Jahr kräftig erhöht. Industrierohstoffe verteuerten sich allerdings hauptsächlich zu Beginn des Jahres, ab dem zweiten Quartal stagnierten sie. Die Preise für Rohöl, die bis Ende September auf den höchsten Stand seit 16 Monaten geklettert...

Money manager capitalism - characterized by highly leveraged funds seeking maximum returns in an environment that systematically underprices risk - has resulted in a series of boom-and-bust cycles in equities, real estate, and commodities. Because subsequent cycles have been increasingly...

Housing crises usually go hand in hand with a long lasting recession and a considerable loss in output. We first re-examine the effects of a housing crises on the business cycle based on historical crises. Then we estimate the international spill-over-effects if several huge industrial countries...