Elizabeth Boyle

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Is There Such a Thing As a Skyscraper Curse?

09/09/2016 Elizabeth Boyle Lucas M. Engelhardt Mark Thornton

Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 19, no. 2 (Summer 2016) ABSTRACT: There is an emerging literature on the subject of skyscrapers and business cycles. Lawrence (1999) first noticed the correlation between important changes in the economy and

Is There Such a Thing As a Skyscraper Curse?

09/09/2016 Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics Elizabeth Boyle Lucas M. Engelhardt Mark Thornton

Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 19, no. 2 (Summer 2016) ABSTRACT: There is an emerging literature on the subject of skyscrapers and business cycles. Lawrence (1999) first noticed the...

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