This paper begins by ranking the absolute value of changes in the 10-year break-even inflation (BEI) calculated using 10-year Treasury notes and 10-year TIPS. Next, a news search is conducted to determine what inflation related information was released on days when the change in the BEI was...

Since the mid-1960s inflation has been a consistent aspect of the U.S. economy. Even at the relatively low rates of approximately 2% that prevail today, inflation can have an important impact on property tax appraisal and must be treated consistently. In this paper, we derive the proper formulas...

In any context where a discounted cash flow valuation is required, there is the issue of estimating the continuing value. The most common way to do that is to assume that by the terminal horizon the company is in a steady state and is growing at a constant rate. The issue is how to handle...

Estimation of the terminal value is a critical aspect of any corporate valuation. In a path breaking paper, Bradley and Jarrell showed that traditional methods for estimating the terminal value typically failed to deal properly with inflation. The premise underlying the Bradley-Jarrell analysis,...

In path breaking articles, Bradley and Jarrell (2008, 2011), develop an analysis that properly accounts for inflation in the context of constant growth valuation models. They show that many traditional applications of the constant growth model err by failing to properly account for the impact of...