Construction and Real Estate Dynamics

PHILIPPE THALMANN is Professor of Economic at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. He teaches and writes on the economics of the housing, property and construction markets; the economics of the environment; and sustainable development. - MILAD ZARIN-NEJADAN is Professor of Economics at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland. He is also a regular consultant to the Swiss Ministry of Economy and the OECD. His areas of expertise include economic policy, public economics and public finance. -

• Introduction; P.Thalmann & M.Zarin-Nejadan Diversification as a Strategy for Minimising Fluctuations in Construction Firm Turnovers; M.Ball & P.Antonioni The 1985-95 Cycle in Real Estate Markets: Bubble or Shock; D.Cornuel & F.Calcoen Estimating Construction Demand in Singapore: Potential of Neural Networks; F.Tan & G.Ofori Lump-sum Moving Cost; G.Romijn Rent Growth Control and the Transition of Land to Urban Use; A.McFarlane