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The aim of this paper is to analyze the dynamic effect of social and political instability on output. Using a panel of up to 183 countries from 1980 to 2010, the results of the paper suggest that social conflicts have a significant and negative impact on output in the short-term with the...
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of more crisis prone regimes suggests no simple dividing line between safe floats and risky intermediate regimes. …
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nature of the crisis? Contrary to the commonly held view that foreign banks play a stabilizing role during domestic banking …
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Credibility is the bedrock of any crisis stress test. The use of stress tests to manage systemic risk was introduced by … constructing an effective crisis stress test. It combines financial markets impact studies of previous exercises with relevant case …. Pertinent concepts, issues and nuances particular to crisis stress testing are also discussed. The findings may be useful for …
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Imbalances within the euro area have been a defining feature of the crisis. This paper provides a critical analysis of … current account deficits and external liability positions in the run-up to the crisis. It shows that relative price …
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We consider a moral hazard economy in banks and production to study how incentives for risk taking are affected by the quality of supervision. We show that low interest rates may generate excessive risk taking. Because of a pecuniary externality, the market equilibrium may not be optimal and...
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working its way out of the sovereign debt crisis and implementing Banking Union and Financial Union, it is worthwhile to …
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together for a vibrant, sustained, inclusive, and all-embracing economic growth. The total cost of investments arising out of …
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The empirical study shows that the equilibrium real exchange rate in Mauritius has been affected by the terms of trade, as well as by other fundamental determinants. It assesses the challenges posed to Mauritius’s trade performance by the expiration of the preferential trade arrangements....
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This Selected Issues paper provides a preliminary view on Afghanistan’s external competitiveness through a review of some macroeconomic, microeconomic, and institutional indicators. It discusses the rebuilding of domestic revenue, and analyzes the macroeconomic impact of the drug economy...
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