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Tourism Specialization and Economic Development+L4183; Evidence from the UNESCO World Heritage List
Piotrowski, John M.; Arezki, Rabah; Cherif, Reda - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
The present paper investigates whether tourism specialization is a viable strategy for development. We estimate … standard growth equations augmented with a variable measuring tourism specialization using instrumental variables techniques … for a large cross-section of countries for the period 1980-2002. We introduce an instrument for tourism based on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528655
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From Subprime Loans to Subprime Growth? Evidence for the Euro Area
Cihák, Martin; Brooks, Petya Koeva - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
The global financial crisis has highlighted the potential of financial conditions for influencing real economic activity. We examine the linkages between the financial and real sectors in the euro area, finding that (i) bank loan supply responds negatively to declines in bank soundness; (ii) a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825755
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Credit Constraints, Productivity Shocks and Consumption Volatility in Emerging Economies
Bhattacharya, Rudrani; Patnaik, Ila - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
consumption volatility. Calibration of the model for pre and post financial reform in India provides support for the model's key …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790416