This paper examines the historical record of UK house prices to establish if there is evidence to suggest that there have been significant changes in the prices of houses. It does this be examining a measure of affordability. This is defined as the average UK house price over the Average wage....

This paper establishes a link between a countries economic performance as measured by Gross National Product (GNP) and a compound measure of Transparency, Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), and (TI 2002). CPI is a measurement that should provide an indication as to a countries reputation in the...