My great-grandfather August Potuczek was an admirer of the etchings by Franz Xaver Rektorzik (1793–1853). In the 1920/30’s, he made prints from Rektorzik’s original plates. Some of these “new” prints I was able to find and buy online. Today, they finally arrived in the mail. Now, I am looking at the fine details, the branches, the leaves, and believe I can see why August Potuczek was fascinated by them.
See for yourselves (better quality scans to follow at some point).
The Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance (CERF) has published a blog post on Kahshin Leow’s and my research on predictable REIT returns: https://www.cerf.cam.ac.uk/blog/blog-2024
Spring has arrived both at home and at work.
This Wednesday (March 20) will be busy: First, I’ll head to the University of Reading for a research seminar (12–1 pm). My paper shows how REIT return predictability increases when machine learning methods are allowed to shine. In the evening (6:15—7:15 pm), I will take part in a seminar on generative AI organised by the Society of Property Researchers in London. Pretty excited to share my work and to meet new and old friends.
Spring arrived early this year. The apricot is flowering, to the delight of big bumble bees. Let’s hope there will be no more frosty spells.
