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Challenges in the Mexican Financial Sector
Bonturi, Marcos - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2002
The Mexican banking crisis of 1994/95 necessitated a major government rescue operation - estimated to have cost about 20 per cent of GDP. Since then, financial sector reforms have been implemented and the performance of the Mexican financial system has markedly improved, as shown by indicators...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045621
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China's March to Prosperity: Reforms to Avoid the Middle-income Trap
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Hill, Sam - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
liberalisation; strengthening competition in markets for goods and services; education, research and innovation. Progress is also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277005
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Financial Stability: Overcoming the Crisis and Improving the Efficiency of the Banking Sector
Jones, Randall S.; Tsutsumi, Masahiko - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009
crisis, including quantitative measures by the central bank and other institutions and regulatory changes by the Financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008498027
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How Efficient is the East German Economy? An Exploration With Micro Data
Funke, Michael; Rahn, Jörg - CESifo - 2000
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficiency of the East German economy at the firm level using an unbalanced panel over the transition period 1994 to 1998. We adopt a translog stochastic frontier model to estimate technical efficiency in eastern and western Germany. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181620
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Identification of Segments of European Banks with a Latent Class Frontier Model
Barros, Carlos Pestana; Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; … - CESifo - 2007
This paper analyses technical efficiency of European banks over the period 1996-2003 with unbalanced panel data techniques. A latent class frontier model is used which allows the identification of different segments in the production frontier. We find that there are three statistically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405964
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Maquiladoras and Informality: A Mixed Blessing
Heid, Benedikt; Larch, Mario; Riaño, Alejandro - CESifo - 2011
Mexico experienced a tremendous expansion of its export-processing maquila sector during the 1990s. At the same time, a … market outcomes in Mexico. We develop a heterogeneous firm model with imperfect labor markets that captures salient features …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009391722
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Sharing the Fruits of Growth with all Mexicans
Olaberría, Eduardo; Dugain, Valéry - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
help Mexico break out from a recent history of economic stagnation and high levels of poverty and inequality that has … hampered the quality of life of its citizens. Indeed, compared with other OECD countries, Mexico performs poorly in indicators … move towards a universal social security system. This is a substantial accomplishment. However, Mexico needs to build a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276987
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Green Growth Challenges and the Need for an Energy Reform in Mexico
Richter, Carla Valdivia de - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
As Mexico seeks to boost economic growth, pressures on its natural resources and environmental outcomes may intensify …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277014
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Improving Fiscal Federal Relations for a Stronger Mexico
Sánchez, Aida Caldera - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Mexico has achieved a high degree of decentralisation in public services, but the Mexican fiscal federal system has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277017