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In this document, the main characteristics of the mortgage markets regulation in developed countries will be analyzed, trying to extract implications in terms of the resilience of the different systems during this crisis. The note is organized in four sections, covering the most relevant issues...
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Despite the extensive research in the field of housing economics, the role of some ‘fundamental’ economic variables, such as income, interest rates or stock of houses per capita, on the real price of housing is still not fully understood. In this paper we develop a dynamic general...
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Utilizing a large transaction-level dataset on housing mortgages in China, this study estimates the effect of the mortgage rate spread between long- and short-term loans on property purchasers choice of loan length. Our identification of the causal effect of this spread on loan length hinges on...
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Using unique survey data on agricultural traders in China in 2004, this study provides direct evidence on the significance of inter-regional trade barriers and their key components. Our major findings are as follows. (1) The trade barriers within China are fairly small, accounting for about 20...
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A pesar de que el 97% de la poblacion en Mexico cuenta con al menos un punto de acceso al sistema financiero, solo el 38% tiene algun producto de ahorro o de cedito en instituciones financieras formales. Dichos resultados evidencian la falta de uso del sistema financiero formal y resaltan la...
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En Colombia la profundizacion financiera es baja. En este contexto, en los ultimos anos se han desarrollado diferentes esfuerzos tanto por parte de los gobiernos y el sector privado para fomentar el despegue de modelos que permitan un mayor acceso a los servicios financieros. Estos esquemas de...
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El sector bancario espanol ha experimentado uno de los procesos de reestructuracion mas completos y profundos de la zona euro. En el ariculo se realiza una revision de las sucesivas medidas adoptadas para reformar el sector bancario desde el inicio de la crisis, especialmente las adoptadas a...
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Los clientes del sistema bancario mexicano son aquellos que tienen al menos una cuenta de ahorro o credito, en alguno de los bancos del pais. Con el fin de evaluar el avance de bancarizacion y establecer metas de inclusion financiera, este documento propone un metodo para calcular el numero de...
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La senda de crecimiento de la economia peruana en las ultimas decadas ha venido aparejada del crecimiento del sistema financiero; ello sin embargo no se ha trasladado en una mayor penetracion respecto al PIB, el mismo que se encuentra alrededor del 30%, y que se compara inferior con otros paises...
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In this paper we assess empirically whether financial inclusion contributes to reducing income inequality when controlling for other key factors, such as economic development and fiscal policy. We conclude that financial inclusion contributes to reducing income inequality to a significant...
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