As a matter of principle, capital gain is the gain from invested capital or basis. If the taxpayer has no basis in something of value it sells, there is no capital gain. The principle that capital gain is gain from capital is embedded in the ordinary English language meaning of “capital...

Der Beitrag beleuchtet im Rahmen einer Event-Studie für Deutschland, Großbritannien, Japan und die Vereinigten Staaten das Verhalten des Bruttoinlandsprodukts, des privaten Konsums, der Investitionen, der Kreditvergabe an den privaten Sektor, der Inflationsrate und der Geldpolitik in der...

The recent financial crisis has demonstrated in an impressive way that boom/bust cycles can have devastating effects on the real economy. This paper aims at contributing to the literature on early warning indicator exercises for asset price development. Using a sample of 17 industrialised OECD...