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	The '''skyscraper index''', created by economist [[Andrew Lawrence]] shows a correlation between the construction of the world's tallest building and the [[business cycle]].<ref name="Thornton_Skyscrapers">Mark Thornton. [https://mises.freecapitalists.org/daily/3038 "Skyscrapers and Business Cycles"], ''Mises Daily'', August 23, 2008. Originally appeared in the ''Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics'' vol. 8, no. 1 (Spring 2005) - [~~http~~://~~mises~~.org/journals/qjae/~~pdf~~/~~qjae8_1_4.pdf~~ PDF]. There is also an [http://media.mises.org/mp3/audioarticles/3038_Thornton.mp3 MP3] audio file read by the author. Referenced 2011-02-15.</ref>		The '''skyscraper index''', created by economist [[Andrew Lawrence]] shows a correlation between the construction of the world's tallest building and the [[business cycle]].<ref name="Thornton_Skyscrapers">Mark Thornton. [https://mises.freecapitalists.org/daily/3038 "Skyscrapers and Business Cycles"], ''Mises Daily'', August 23, 2008. Originally appeared in the ''Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics'' vol. 8, no. 1 (Spring 2005) - [https://freecapitalists.org/journals/qjae/qjae8-1-4/ PDF]. There is also an [http://media.mises.org/mp3/audioarticles/3038_Thornton.mp3 MP3] audio file read by the author. Referenced 2011-02-15.</ref>

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	The '''skyscraper index''', created by economist [[Andrew Lawrence]] shows a correlation between the construction of the world's tallest building and the [[business cycle]].<ref name="Thornton_Skyscrapers">Mark Thornton. [~~http~~://mises.org/daily/3038 "Skyscrapers and Business Cycles"], ''Mises Daily'', August 23, 2008. Originally appeared in the ''Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics'' vol. 8, no. 1 (Spring 2005) - [http://mises.org/journals/qjae/pdf/qjae8_1_4.pdf PDF]. There is also an [http://media.mises.org/mp3/audioarticles/3038_Thornton.mp3 MP3] audio file read by the author. Referenced 2011-02-15.</ref>		The '''skyscraper index''', created by economist [[Andrew Lawrence]] shows a correlation between the construction of the world's tallest building and the [[business cycle]].<ref name="Thornton_Skyscrapers">Mark Thornton. [https://mises.freecapitalists.org/daily/3038 "Skyscrapers and Business Cycles"], ''Mises Daily'', August 23, 2008. Originally appeared in the ''Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics'' vol. 8, no. 1 (Spring 2005) - [http://mises.org/journals/qjae/pdf/qjae8_1_4.pdf PDF]. There is also an [http://media.mises.org/mp3/audioarticles/3038_Thornton.mp3 MP3] audio file read by the author. Referenced 2011-02-15.</ref>

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	* [https://mises.org/media/5244/Skyscrapers-and-the-Housing-Crisis Skyscrapers and the Housing Crisis] by Mark Thornton, July 2010		* [https://mises.org/media/5244/Skyscrapers-and-the-Housing-Crisis Skyscrapers and the Housing Crisis] by Mark Thornton, July 2010
	* {{md\|6513\|A Skyscraper Curse with Chinese Characteristics\|Mark A. DeWeaver\|August 2013}}		* {{md\|6513\|A Skyscraper Curse with Chinese Characteristics\|Mark A. DeWeaver\|August 2013}}
			* [http://mises.ca/posts/articles/skyscraper-index-is-flashing-red-alert/ Skyscraper Index is Flashing Red Alert] by Doug French, October 2013
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	==Links==		==Links==
	* {{cb\|2013/06/the-skyscraper-curse-comes-to-new-york/\|The Skyscraper Curse Comes To New York?\|Mark Thornton\|June 2013}}
	* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16494013 Skyscrapers 'linked with impending financial crashes'], ''BBC News'', January 2012		* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16494013 Skyscrapers 'linked with impending financial crashes'], ''BBC News'', January 2012
	* [http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/06/17/the-skies-the-limit-an-interview-with-mark-thornton/ The Skies the Limit: An Interview with Mark Thornton] by Tim Swanson, June 2012		* [http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/06/17/the-skies-the-limit-an-interview-with-mark-thornton/ The Skies the Limit: An Interview with Mark Thornton] by Tim Swanson, June 2012
			* {{cb\|2013/06/the-skyscraper-curse-comes-to-new-york/\|The Skyscraper Curse Comes To New York?\|Mark Thornton\|June 2013}}
	* {{cb\|2012/07/european-crisis-signal/\|European Crisis Signal\|Mark Thornton\|July 2012}}		* {{cb\|2012/07/european-crisis-signal/\|European Crisis Signal\|Mark Thornton\|July 2012}}
	* {{cb\|2013/08/mark-thornton-on-skyscrapers-in-le-monde/\|Mark Thornton on Skyscrapers in ‘Le Monde’\|Mises Updates\|August 2013}}		* {{cb\|2013/08/mark-thornton-on-skyscrapers-in-le-monde/\|Mark Thornton on Skyscrapers in ‘Le Monde’\|Mises Updates\|August 2013}}
	* [https://mises.org/media/5244/Skyscrapers-and-the-Housing-Crisis Skyscrapers and the Housing Crisis] by Mark Thornton, July 2010		* [https://mises.org/media/5244/Skyscrapers-and-the-Housing-Crisis Skyscrapers and the Housing Crisis] by Mark Thornton, July 2010
			* {{md\|6513\|A Skyscraper Curse with Chinese Characteristics\|Mark A. DeWeaver\|August 2013}}
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	* [http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/06/17/the-skies-the-limit-an-interview-with-mark-thornton/ The Skies the Limit: An Interview with Mark Thornton] by Tim Swanson, June 2012		* [http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/06/17/the-skies-the-limit-an-interview-with-mark-thornton/ The Skies the Limit: An Interview with Mark Thornton] by Tim Swanson, June 2012
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			* [https://mises.org/media/5244/Skyscrapers-and-the-Housing-Crisis Skyscrapers and the Housing Crisis] by Mark Thornton, July 2010
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			* {{cb\|2013/06/the-skyscraper-curse-comes-to-new-york/\|The Skyscraper Curse Comes To New York?\|Mark Thornton\|June 2013}}
	* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16494013 Skyscrapers 'linked with impending financial crashes'], ''BBC News'', January 2012		* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16494013 Skyscrapers 'linked with impending financial crashes'], ''BBC News'', January 2012
	* [http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/06/17/the-skies-the-limit-an-interview-with-mark-thornton/ The Skies the Limit: An Interview with Mark Thornton] by Tim Swanson, June 2012		* [http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/06/17/the-skies-the-limit-an-interview-with-mark-thornton/ The Skies the Limit: An Interview with Mark Thornton] by Tim Swanson, June 2012

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	* [http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/06/17/the-skies-the-limit-an-interview-with-mark-thornton/ The Skies the Limit: An Interview with Mark Thornton] by Tim Swanson, June 2012		* [http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/06/17/the-skies-the-limit-an-interview-with-mark-thornton/ The Skies the Limit: An Interview with Mark Thornton] by Tim Swanson, June 2012
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	* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16494013 Skyscrapers 'linked with impending financial crashes'], ''BBC News'', January 2012		* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16494013 Skyscrapers 'linked with impending financial crashes'], ''BBC News'', January 2012
			* [http://libertarianstandard.com/2012/06/17/the-skies-the-limit-an-interview-with-mark-thornton/ The Skies the Limit: An Interview with Mark Thornton] by Tim Swanson, June 2012
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	==Links==		==Links==
	* [~~[Wikipedia~~:~~Skyscraper Index\|Skyscraper Index~~]~~] on Wikipedia~~		* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16494013 Skyscrapers 'linked with impending financial crashes'], ''BBC News'', January 2012
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