Using an industry-specific partial-equilibrium (PE) Armington model, we simulate several industry-specific shocks that have been previously simulated using an Armington-style computable general equilibrium (CGE) models. We draw on two Armington-style CGE studies that simulate an...

This report argues that traditional REIT spinoffs are fairly well supported by current law and that the common criticisms of these transactions generally miss the mark. It concludes that (1) Treasury and the IRS over time have adopted a fairly comprehensive definition of real property for REIT...