We study a number of large international military conflicts since World War II where we establish a news analysis as a proxy for the estimated likelihood that the conflict will result in a war. We find that in cases when there is a pre-war phase, an increase in the war likelihood tends to...

The purpose of this case is to provide a setting to analyze the impact of major events (e.g., the Olympic Games) on property prices. By focusing on the Wangjing area in Beijing, the impact of the 2008 Olympic Games on Beijing's residential property market can be analyzed using transaction data...