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The synchronized disinflation across Europe since end-2011 raises the question of whether non-euro area EU countries … are affected by the undershooting of the euro area inflation target. To shed light on this issue, we estimate an open …-economy, New Keynsian Phillips curve, in which we control for imported inflation. Regression results suggest that falling food and …
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This paper investigates the determinants of bank funding costs for a sample of internationally active banks from 2001–12. We find that changes in banks’ unsecured funding costs are associated with bank-specific characteristics such as an institution’s credit worthiness and...
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This paper seeks to draw lessons from the IMF’s experience in handling financial crises around the globe over the past ten years that are relevant to the challenges faced by countries in Latin America, especially in the wake of the recent crisis in Argentina. Experience suggests that...
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This article is an overview of existing deposit insurance in the European Union. There are various national deposit schemes that form the source of insurance. The schemes come up with various coverage, contributions, and fund sizes. The recent financial crisis has brought about a change in the...
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weaker linkages bewteen inflation and real credit growth within Europe. While the euro area is the dominant source of … countries with the advanced Europe countries. The results show strong co-movements in output growth and interest rates but … small but notable impact of CESEE countries on the rest of the Europe. …
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single resolution and common safety net; and urgent issues related to repair of weak banks in Europe. …
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policy options to facilitate an orderly balance-sheet adjustment and support a return to productivity and growth. …
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characterizing disinflation programs anchored by the exchange rate. The financial system is characterized by bank dominance and … borrowers. Model dynamics simulation shows that remonetization in the wake of disinflation increases loanable funds supply and …
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This paper uses the IMF's Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal Model to compute shortrun multipliers of fiscal stimulus measures and long-run crowding-out effects of higher debt. Multipliers of two-year stimulus range from 0.2 to 2.2 depending on the fiscal instrument, the extent of monetary...
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. Instead, we find that two other factors- doubts about the sustainability of disinflation and the existence of a risk premium …
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