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Belgium; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insu...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This paper discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) and Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) on Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Supervision and Regulation, and Securities Settlement Systems for Belgium. The assessment...

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Regulatory Lessons From the Crisis of Costa Rica's Mutual Fund Industry

Carvajal, Ana - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

In 2004, the mutual fund industry of Costa Rica experienced a massive run by investors that reduced the industry to half its size in a month. This paper explores how weaknesses in the regulatory framework played a role in the crisis and draws lessons for developing countries. The analysis of...

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Do More Economists Hold Stocks?

Christiansen, Charlotte; Joensen, Juanna Shröter; … - School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus - 2005

heterogeneity and instrumental variables estimation. Keywords: Investor Education; Portfolio Choice; Stock Market Participation. JEL … investor education is important for the stock market participation decision. We take as our starting point the fact that there … analyze a unique data set that provides us with very detailed information on investor education and stock market participation …

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Do More Economists Hold Stocks?

Christiansen, Charlotte; Joensen, Juanna Schröter; … - Ehrvervøkonomisk Institut, Institut for Økonomi - 2005

A unique data set enables us to test the hypothesis that more economists than otherwise identical investors hold stocks due to informational advantages. We confirm that economists have a significantly higher probability of participating in the stock market than investors with any other...

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