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Leverage Across Firms, Banks and Countries

Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Sørensen, Bent E; Yesiltas, Sevcan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

We present new stylized facts on bank and firm leverage for 2000-2009 using extensive internationally comparable micro level data from several countries. The main result is that there was very little buildup in leverage for the average non-financial firm and commercial bank before the crisis,...

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Protectionism Isn’t Counter-Cyclic (anymore)

Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Conventional wisdom holds that protectionism is counter-cyclic; tariffs, quotas and the like grow during recessions. While that may have been a valid description of the data before the Second World War, it is no longer accurate. In the post-war era, protectionism has not actually moved...

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What Calls to ARMs? International Evidence on Interest Rates and the Choice of Adjustable Rate Mortgages

Badarinza, Cristian; Campbell, John Y; Ramadorai, Tarun - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

The relative popularity of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) and fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) varies considerably both across countries and over time. We ask how movements in current and expected future interest rates affect the share of ARMs in total mortgage issuance. Using a nine-country panel...

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Cross-Country Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Crisis: Early Warning

Rose, Andrew K; Spiegel, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

equity markets; international imbalances and foreign reserve adequacy; macroeconomic policies; and institutional and …

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Does the WTO Make Trade More Stable?

Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

I examine the hypothesis that membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its predecessor the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has increased the stability and predictability of trade flows. I use a large dataset covering annual bilateral trade flows between over 175...

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The Foreign Service and Foreign Trade: Embassies as Export Promotion

Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

As communication costs fall, foreign embassies and consulates have lost much of their role in decision-making and information-gathering. Accordingly, foreign services are increasingly marketing themselves as agents of export promotion. I investigate whether exports are in fact systematically...

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Contagious Currency Crises

Eichengreen, Barry; Rose, Andrew K; Wyplosz, Charles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

by international trade linkages than to countries in similar macroeconomic circumstances. …

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The Endogeneity of the Optimum Currency Area Criteria

Frankel, Jeffrey A; Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

business cycles are correlated with those of the other countries. But international trade patterns and international business …

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Cross-Country Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Crisis: International Linkages and American Exposure

Rose, Andrew K; Spiegel, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

Multiple Cause (MIMIC) model. Our analysis is conducted on a cross-section of 85 countries; we focus on international linkages … are both national (such as equity market run-ups that preceded the crisis) and, critically, international financial and … number of possible causes in a flexible statistical framework, we are unable to find strong evidence that international …

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Do We Really Know that the WTO Increases Trade?

Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper estimates the effect on international trade of multilateral trade agreements: the World Trade Organization …

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