Long-run suburbanization trends in Portugal

Long-run Trends in Housing Price Growth

Housing is the most important asset owned by the majority of Australian households. It is a large component of household wealth and serves a unique, dual role as an investment vehicle and a durable good from which consumption services are derived. With most mortgages and many small business loans secured against residential dwellings in Australia, housing also forms an important part of the col...

Exploring Recent Trends in Immigrant Suburbanization

Central cities historically have been viewed as “ports of entry” welcoming new immigrants to the United States. Beginning in the 1970s, new immigrants began to settle in areas outside traditional ports of entry as economic opportunities moved to the suburbs and new suburban immigrant enclaves emerged. By the end of the 20th century, foreign-born suburbanites outnumbered foreign-born central cit...

Financial Development and Long-Run Volatility Trends

Countries with more developed …nancial markets (as measured by the private debtto-GDP ratio) tend to have signi…cantly lower aggregate volatility. This relationship is also highly non-linear— starting from a low level of …nancial development the reduction in aggregate volatility by …nancial deepening is far more signi…cant than it is when the …nancial market is more developed. We build a fully-...

Long Run Trends in Energy-Related External Costs

Long Run Trends in Australian Executive Remuneration: BHP 1887-2012

Long Run Trends in Australian Executive Remuneration: BHP 1887-2012 Outside the US, little is known of long-run trends in executive compensation. We fill this gap by studying BHP, a resources giant that has long been one of the largest companies on the Australian stock market. From 1887 to 2013, trends in CEO and director remuneration (relative to average earnings) follow a U-shape. This matche...