This paper provides a methodology for estimating FOMC event risk from options and studies how index option markets price FOMC event risk. Using high-quality intraday option data for short maturities we are able to cleanly estimate ex-ante FOMC event risk, avoiding the use of noisy proxies like...

This paper examines an issue overlooked in the finance and economics literature: time variation in announcement volatility or event risk. We combine long spans of high-frequency data with a flexible parametric model of returns, which al- lows to identify announcement returns, capture intraday...

This study constructs a microdata set of about 143,000 firms to estimate the monetary costs of infrastructure disruptions in 137 low- and middle-income countries, representing 78 percent of the world population and 80 percent of the GDP of low- and -middle-income countries. Specifically, this...

This paper analyses the degree to which infrastructure reliability and urban economic activity in several African cities is impacted by flooding. It combines firm-level micro data, flood maps, and several spatial data layers across cities through a harmonized geospatial network analysis. The...

This review examines the literature on the role of infrastructure in determining the productivity and competitiveness of firms. It shows that the existing evidence base is clear in concluding that reliable and high-quality infrastructure is a crucial foundation for enabling businesses to thrive....

Mit dem Einsatz von Business Intelligence (BI) in Unternehmen gehen hohe Investitionen für die Entwicklung und den Betrieb von BI einher. Die BI Technologie ist heute weitgehend etabliert, allerdings bestehen Herausforderungen in Bezug auf die Organisation von BI. Der hohe Kostenblock, den BI...