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Foreign Direct Investment and Structural Reforms; Evidence From Eastern Europe and Latin America
Kinoshita, Yuko; Campos, Nauro F. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper investigates the role of structural reforms -financial reforms, trade liberalization, and privatization- as … financial liberalization and privatization. These results are robust to different measures of reforms, split samples, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826274
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Regional Convergence in Latin America
Sutton, Bennett; Lindow, Genevieve; Serra, Maria Isabel; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper presents empirical evidence on convergence of per capita output for regions within six large middle-income Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. It explores the role played by several exogenous sectoral shocks and differences in steady states...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769080
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Trade Liberalization, Intermediate Inputs, and Productivity; Evidence From Indonesia
Amiti, Mary; Konings, Jozef - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we … distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to lower tariffs on intermediate inputs …. Lower output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769329
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Evidenceon Productivity, Comparative Advantage, and Networks in the Export Performance of Firms
Ricci, Luca Antonio; Trionfetti, Federico - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
, if they enjoy a higher productivity, or if they benefit from foreign, domestic, or communication networks. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009019602
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Globalization Drives Strategic Product Switching
Badia, Marialuz Moreno; Slootmaekers, Veerle; Beveren, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
Using firm-level data for Estonia for the years 1997-2005, we analyze the impact of international competition on firm dynamics, considering both firm closedown and product switching. We contribute to the literature in two important ways: (1) this is the first paper to study the determinants of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263707
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The Chinese Approach to Capital Inflows; Patterns and Possible Explanations
Wei, Shang-Jin; Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
In this paper, we adopt a cross-country perspective to examine the evolution of capital flows into China, both in terms of volumes and composition. China's inflows have generally been dominated by foreign direct investment (FDI), a pattern that appears to be favorable in light of the recent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263846
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Foreign Banks; Trends, Impact and Financial Stability
Horen, Neeltje van; Claessens, Stijn - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This paper introduces a comprehensive database on bank ownership for 137 countries over 1995-2009, and reviews foreign bank behavior and impact. It documents substantial increases in foreign bank presence, with many more home and host countries. Current market shares of foreign banks average 20...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650620
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Economic Policies and FDI Inflows to Emerging Market Economies
Arbatli, Elif - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This paper investigates the determinants of FDI inflows to emerging market economies, concentrating on the effects of economic policies. The empirical analysis also addresses the role of external push factors and of political stability using a domestic conflict events database. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009293783
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The Rise of Foreign Investment in China's Banks; Taking Stock
Leigh, Lamin; Podpiera, Richard - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
The recent wave of foreign investment in China's banks and the prospects of further opening of the banking sector under the WTO agreement suggest that foreign banks are likely to play an increasingly important role in China. This paper takes stock of the involvement of foreign banks in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825702
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U.S. Investors' Emerging Market Equity Portfolios; A Security-Level Analysis
Warnock, Francis E.; Edison, Hali J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
We analyze a unique data set and uncover a remarkable result that casts a new light on the home bias phenomenon. The data are comprehensive, security-level holdings of emerging market equities by U.S. investors. We document, as expected, that at a point in time U.S. portfolios are tilted towards...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825763