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The inflation-hedging properties of Turkish REITs

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  • Isil Erol
  • Dogan Tirtiroglu

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This study empirically tests the inflation-hedging abilities of Turkish REITs in comparison to the indices of common stocks listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) over the period December 1999 to December 2004. Two main factors motivate this study. First, compared to their counterparts in developed capital markets, Turkish REITs have some important tax incentives as well as flexibility in managing their portfolios. Second, the Turkish economy provides a rare and good opportunity to test the hedging behaviour of real estate stocks in periods of both high- and moderate-inflation rates. The empirical results show that Turkish REITs, in general, provide a better hedge against both actual and expected inflation than do the ISE common stock indices. Dividing the entire sample period into the high- and moderate-inflation sub-periods, we find that the hedging ability of REITs is better under high inflation than under moderate inflation.

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  • Isil Erol & Dogan Tirtiroglu, 2008. "The inflation-hedging properties of Turkish REITs," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(20), pages 2671-2696.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:40:y:2008:i:20:p:2671-2696
    DOI: 10.1080/00036840600970237
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    1. Emmanuel Anoruo, 2019. "Asymmetric Causality Analysis of the Interactions Between Gold and REIT Returns," International Real Estate Review, Global Social Science Institute, vol. 22(4), pages 513-534.
    2. Coskun, Yener, 2010. "An Analysis of the Strenghts and Weaknesses of the Turkish Real Estate Market," MPRA Paper 28361, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Daniel Ibrahim Dabara & Job Taiwo Gbadegesin & Abdul-Rasheed Amidu & Tunbosun Biodun Oyedokun & Augustina Chiwuzie, 2021. "Do REITs Hedge against Inflation? Evidence from an African Emerging Market," AfRES 2021-033, African Real Estate Society (AfRES).
    4. Yener Cos‚kun & A. Sevtap Selcuk-Kestel & Bilgi Yilmaz, 2017. "Diversification benefit and return performance of REITs using CAPM and Fama-French: Evidence from Turkey," Borsa Istanbul Review, Research and Business Development Department, Borsa Istanbul, vol. 17(4), pages 199-215, December.

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