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econometrically estimated in continuous time with Euro/Dollar data and examined for the possible presence of chaotic motion. Our …
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In this paper, we study the effects of US target rate changes and related communications by members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors on spreads for emerging market sovereign credit default swaps (CDS). Using GARCH models, we find that during the pre-financial crisis sub-sample (April...
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In the current debate on the reasons and implications of the Greek and Irish euro crisis, the intra-European current … imbalances since the euro introduction and thereby the current European debt crisis. Based on this finding we argue that an …
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currencies and adopted a new common currency, the euro. Several recent papers argue that the introduction of the euro has led (by … put the trade effect of the euro in historical perspective. We argue that the creation of the EMU was a continuation (or … integration, the euro's impact on trade disappears. Moreover, a significant part of the trend in European trade integration is …
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Tiny changes in the American monetary policy can have dramatic effects on the rest of the world because of dollar's double role of national and international currency. This is the Triffin dilemma. The paper shows how it works through three examples: price of commodities, dollarization, and the...
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We argue that criticism concerning the Chinese dollar peg is misplaced as no predictable link exists between the exchange rate and the trade balance of an international creditor economy. The stable nominal yuan/dollar rate is argued to have stabilized Chinese, East Asian and global growth....
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endeavored to qualify for euro-zone membership, which compelled strict limits on budgetary deficits. We then explore which …
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subgroups including Euro area countries, the UK and the US respectively, provides evidence of a global convergence …
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In this paper we study the effect of the single currency across industries for euro area members. This analysis may … help to shed light on the main factors influencing the euro effect on trade flows. We intend to verify whether these … factors are specific to individual sectors and/or countries or common to the entire euro area. We use a dynamic specification …
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We estimate that the euro has increased trade within the eurozone by about 26 per cent and trade between the eurozone …, indicating significant and substantial effects on the extensive margin of trade. The euro effects were concentrated to semi …
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