Zehn Jahre bevor die Rezession in den 1990er Jahren stattfand, sagte Fred Harrison sie bereits voraus. 2010 rechnet er nun ausgehend von einer erneuten Immobilienkrise mit einer weltweiten Wirtschaftsrezession.

This paper studies the association between the current account and real estate valuation across countries, subject to data availability [43 countries, of which 25 are OECD], during 1990 - 2005. We find robust and strong positive association between current account deficits and the appreciation...

The standard view suggests that removing barriers to entry and improving judicial enforcement reduces informality and boosts investment and growth. However, a general equilibrium approach shows that this conclusion may hold to a lesser extent in countries with a constrained supply of funds...

A large proportion of international real estate investment is concentrated in the office markets of the world's largest cities. However, many of these global cities are also key financial services centres, highlighting the possibility of reduced economic diversification from an investor's...