LEAD-LAG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PRICE-TO-RENT RATIO AND THE MACROECONOMY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE RESIDENTIAL MARKET OF HONG KONG

Lead-Lag Relationship between the Price-to-Rent Ratio and the Macroeconomy: An Empirical Study of the Residential Market of Hong Kong

The price-to-rent (PtR) ratio is one of the most commonly used indicators to assess housing market conditions by policy makers and real estate practitioners.It is often employed as an economic barometer to detect whether a housing bubble exists and determine whether the property market has become unaffordable relative to historical trends.Despite a

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In situ detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae, C. trachomatis, and cytokines among cardiovascular diseased patients from the Amazon region of Brazil

Larissa S Freitas,1 Núbia Caroline C Almeida,1 Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz,1 Marcelo M Zaninotto,2 Hellen T Fuzii,3 Alfredo Ribeiro-Silva,4 Antonio CR Vallinoto,1 Marluísa OG Ishak,1 Juarez AS Quaresma,3 Ricardo Ishak1 1Virus Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Para, 2Hospital of Clinic Gaspar Viana, 3L

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A phase diagram approach to the detection and location of faulty capacitor units in A 115-kV capacitor bank based on unbalanced current arguments

The protection of traditional high voltage capacitor banks relies on an unbalance relay which operates when an internal fuse is blown.However, the unbalance relay cannot indicate cause or position of the fault.Thus, here an operator wastes time and human resources investigating the fault issues.To address this issue, a method to locate the fault po

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Does financial crisis change the relationship between bank development and economic growth? Evidence from US states

This Puzzle paper investigates the causal relationship between bank development and economic growth in the US before and after the financial crisis in 2008.Based on the quarterly panel data of US states for 2002Q1-2012Q4, this paper uses two-step system GMM method to test the long-term and short-term impact of bank on growth.In addition, panel Gran

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