There is an emerging literature on the subject of skyscrapers and business cycles. Lawrence (1999) first noticed the correlation between important changes in the economy and the building of record-breaking skyscrapers. Thornton (2005) established a theoretical link between the two phenomena....

Central banks have embarked on a transition from relative secrecy to relative transparency over the last two decades. This has led researchers to investigate the ramifications of transparency on important economic outcomes. By and large, the results reported have been favorable, favorable with...

Frontmatter -- THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE AUSTRIAN SCHOOL Series -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 1. Theory -- 2. Money and Capital in Economic Development -- 3. The Theory of Economic Development and the "European Miracle'' -- II. Case Studies of Planning -- 4. The...

We show that Southern trade and the Southern economy were primarily harmed by the Confederate government's economic and military policies. The Union blockade fleet and coastal bases were a necessary condition, but it was the policies of the Confederate government that made the closure of...

The skyscraper index, created by economist Andrew Lawrence shows a correlation between the construction of the world's tallest building and the business cycle. Is this just a coincidence, or perhaps do skyscrapers cause business cycles? A theoretical foundation of “Cantillon effects” for the...

Richard Cantillon was the first economist to successfully examine the cyclical nature of the capitalist economy. He lived at a time (168?–1734) when the institutions of the modern capitalist economy were first fully and widely established and the first major business cycles occurred. In...

Delay due to multiple merger reviews in regulated industries is analysed empirically. Tests on a sample of over 500 mergers between 1990 and 1998 reveal that delay is 80% longer in regulated industries than unregulated industries