conclusive evidence that they are positive, as theory predicts. This paper shows that the lack of empirical evidence is … consistent with theory if countries are in transition to FDI openness. Anticipated welfare gains lead to temporary declines in … reconciliation of theory and evidence is accomplished with a multicountry dynamic general equilibrium model parameterized with data …

of the largest 50 economies in the world, a reduction in entry costs all the way to the U.S. level leads to an average …

consumption, and the total dollar costs of completely insuring against temperature variation are 2.46% of world GDP. If we allow … world GDP. We show that the same features, long-run risks and recursive-preferences, that account for the risk-free rate and …

accounts through the lens of a dynamic, multi-region model of the global economy. In the baseline scenario, world macroeconomic … sustainable level. An alternative scenario, involving a sudden portfolio reshuffling in the rest of the world, would result in …

1996 to 2011 period using exchange rate spot, forward, and option data, we obtain a real-time index of world disaster risk …