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Trust in Public Institutions over the Business Cycle
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011
the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial …We document that trust in public institutions—and particularly trust in banks, business and government—has declined … sector. Finally, analysis of several repeated cross-sections of confidence within U.S. states yields similar qualitative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011186040
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Colonial Origins of the Informal Economy on the Gazelle Peninsula
Conroy, John D. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2014
This paper is concerned with the accommodation to the market economy of Tolai people, indigenous to the Gazelle Peninsula in Papua New Guinea and regarded as one of the most prosperous and enterprising groups in the country. 'The market' was introduced to Tolai by German (and later, Australian)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904348
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Domestic Versus International Determinants Of European Business Cycles: A GVAR Approach
Boschi, Melisso; Marzo, Massimiliano; Salotti, Simone - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2013
We investigate the sources of macroeconomic (output and inflation) variability in selected European countries within and outside the European Monetary Union: Germany, Italy, Austria, the UK and Poland. Using quarterly data from 1985:1 to 2005:4, we estimate a Global Vector Autoregressive (GVAR)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011185978
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Carbon dioxide emissions in the short run: The rate and sources of economic growth matter
Burke, Paul J.; Shahiduzzaman, Md; Stern, David I. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2015
This paper investigates the short-run effects of economic growth on carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement for 189 countries over the period 1961–2010. Contrary to what has previously been reported, we conclude that there is no strong...
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Doing Business in Indonesia: Legal and Bureaucratic Constraints
McLeod, Ross H. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2006
The World Bank's new series of Doing Business reports attempt to measure the relative ease of doing business in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005030313
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Foreign Direct Investment, Regional Geographical and Market Conditions, and Regional Development: A Panel Study on China
Wen, Mei - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2005
This paper uses regional panel data to investigate the mechanism of how FDI has contributed to China’s regional development through quantifying regional marketization level. It is found that FDI inflow generates a demonstration effect in identifying regional market conditions for investment in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005106863
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Malaysian Economy in Three Crises
Athukorala, Prema-chandra - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
This paper examines macroeconomic experiences and policies of Malaysia with emphasis on the three major crisis episodes during the post independence era. It probes the nature and origin of the macroeconomic shocks and the institutional and ideological influences on policy formulation and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008861953
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The Best of Times and the Worst of Times: Indonesia and Economic Crises
Hill, Hal - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
This paper examines the experience of Indonesia during two major crisis episodes, the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and the 2008-09 global economic recession. In the first episode, Indonesia experienced a deep economic and political crisis, while in the second the impacts were very mild. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010640557
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Asset markets and monetary policy shocks at the zero lower bound
Claus, Edda; Claus, Iris; Krippner, Leo - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2014
This paper quantifies the impact of monetary policy shocks on asset markets in the United States and gauges the usefulness of a shadow short rate as a measure of conventional and unconventional monetary policy shocks. Monetary policy surprises are found to have had a larger impact on asset...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904234
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Towards Improved Monetary Policy in Indonesia: Response to De Brouwer
McLeod, Ross H. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2004
This paper presents a number of responses to Gordon de Brouwer's criticisms of my paper on monetary policy in Indonesia. Among other things, it argues that de Brouwer has failed to disentangle the impact of two exogenous disturbances on prices - and relative prices - during the crisis and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005115699