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manufacturing affiliates of U.S. multinationals in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. The results of these tests show that the …
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This paper surveys the development and operation of the parallel exchange market in Argentina during the 1980s, and … evaluates its impact upon macroeconomic performance and policy. The historical evolution of Argentina's exchange market policies … effective enough in Argentina to allow the authorities to set the commercial exchange rate independently of the parallel market …
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experiences of disinflation in Argentina and Israel. To better understand this behavior, we develop a very general model of … framework described above is used to examine the response of real interest rates to Argentina's disinflation in 1985. We show …
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The Tequila Effect hypothesis states that the economic crisis that affected several South American countries in 1995 was caused by an exogenous capital flight triggered by the loss of confidence of foreign investors after the collapse of the Mexican peso in December 1994. I analyze the recent...
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Argentina became highly "dollarized" during its hyperinflations of 1989 and early 1990. Although inflation has returned …­pirically, these components of dollar assets for Argentina have responded differently to recent macroeconomic shocks. ; Second …, cointegration analysis of peso money demand in Argentina finds a negative "ratchet effect" from inflation on the demand for pesos …
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We study the role of labor market mismatch in the adjustment to a trade liberalization that results in the offshoring of high-tech production. Our model features two-sided heterogeneity in the labor market: high- and low-skilled workers are matched in a frictional labor market with high- and...
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This paper examines the relative importance of global, country-specific, and industry-specific factors in both the cash flow and discount rate components of equity returns between 1995 and 2003. Our framework draws upon previously separate literatures on country versus industry effects and...
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We offer evidence that interest rate spreads on syndicated loans to corporate borrowers are economically significantly smaller in Europe than in the U.S., other things equal. Differences in borrower, loan and lender characteristics associated with equilibrium mechanisms suggested in the...
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This paper evaluates the hypothesis that globalization has increased the role of international factors and decreased … globalization and inflation hypothesis. Our results provide little support for that hypothesis. First, the estimated effect of … countries owes to globalization. Finally, and most surprisingly, our econometric results indicate no increase over time in the …
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