PROGRESS IN ECONOMICS RESEARCH VOLUME 23 -- PROGRESS IN ECONOMICS RESEARCH VOLUME 23 -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- REGULATORY GOVERNANCE AND THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR SAFEGUARDING FINANCIAL STABILITY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. TWO VIEWS OF BANK REGULATION -- 3. REGULATORY GOVERNANCE TO THE RESCUE? -- 4. THE IMPACT OF REGULATORY GOVERNANCE -- 5. WHAT ROLE FOR THE CENTRAL BANK? -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- MORTGAGE AVAILABILITY, QUALIFICATIONS AND RISKS IN IRELAND, 2000-2009 -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- MORTGAGE AVAILABILITY -- MORTGAGE QUALIFICATIONS -- MORTGAGE FINANCE INSTITUTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGES: A PRODUCT FOR AN EMERGING DEMOGRAPHIC -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE HECM PROGRAM -- HECM Structure -- Payout Options -- HECMs and the Concept of Aging in Place -- THE EARLY YEARS OF THE HECM PROGRAM -- MARKET CONSTRAINTS -- THE CURRENT MARKET -- POTENTIAL MARKET OUTLOOK FOR HECMS -- REFERENCES -- WHY IS GDP ALWAYS THE DENOMINATOR? -- ABSTRACT -- GDP: A BRIEF OVERVIEW -- GDP AS A COMPONENT OF OTHER INDICES -- GDP AS AN EXPLANATORY VARIABLE -- BEYOND GDP? -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- THE ART OF HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE: DISCOVERING HIDDEN TREASURES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WORKFORCE HOUSING'S ROLE WITHIN THE AFFORDABILITY DEBATE -- MARKET REALITIES -- THE BENEFIT OF HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS -- CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TOWARD REACHING CONSUMERS -- CASE STUDIES -- CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- DISRUPTION MANAGEMENT IN DISTRIBUTED ORGANIZATIONS: A COOPERATIVE REPAIR APPROACH FOR REACTIVE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Context and Problematic -- 1.2. Objectives of the Works -- 2. DEFINITION OF "TASK" AND "DISRUPTION" -- 2.1. Task Definition -- 2.2. Definition and Types of Disruptions -- 3. REPAIR OPERATIONS -- 3.1. Right Shift.

3.2. Left Shift -- 3.3. Right Move -- 3.4. Left Move -- 3.5. Permutation -- 3.6. Decomposition -- 3.7. Trade -- 3.8. Transfer -- 3.9. Exchange -- 3.10. Parallel Permutation -- 3.11. Collaborative Trade -- 4. COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTED METHOD FOR MANAGING DISRUPTIONS -- 4.1. Strategies for Solving Disruptions -- 4.2. Meta-Model of the Method -- 5. AGENT BASED MODELLING AND SIMULATION APPROACH FOR DISTRIBUTED PROBLEM SOLVING: IMPLEMENTATION ON BUILDING RENOVATION -- 5.1. The Isomorphism between Construction Field and Agent-Based Modelling -- 5.2. The Description of the Case Study -- 5.3. Illustration of the Method on the Case Study -- 5.4. Test Platform -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THE REAL ESTATE BUBBLE?1) ASSET SORTING IN THE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT MARKET -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. COLLAPSE OF THE BUBBLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE OFFICE MARKET -- 2.1. Diversification of the Real Estate Market -- 2.2. The Microstructure of the Office Market -- 2.3. Withdrawal From the Office Building Market -- 3. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE OFFICE MARKET? -- 3.1. Deterioration of Fundamentals in the Office Market -- 3.2. Adjustment of Income Return on Office Investment -- 3.3. Sorting Office Buildings -- 3.4. Declines in Capital Return -- 4. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THE REAL ESTATE BUBBLE AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS? -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX -- Data -- Land Uses and Use Conversions -- Office and Housing Rents -- Estimation Results -- Rent Functions for Office and Housing Uses -- Condition for Profit Gaps -- CONSUMERS' RESPONSES TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: INCREASED AWARENESS AND PURCHASE INTENTION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND -- 3. RESEARCH METHODS -- 4. INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT -- 5. FINDINGS -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- A TEST OF PERFECT COLLUSION UNDER IMPERFECT INFORMATION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION.

2. TACIT COLLUSION MODELS -- 3. TESTING FOR APS -- 4. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS -- 4.1. Data Construction -- 4.2. Empirical Results -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE MAJOR JOURNALS IN INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS -- THE MOST CITED ARTICLES IN THE FIVE TOP INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS JOURNALS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.