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Risk Exposures and Financial Spillovers in Tranquil and Crisis Times; Bank-Level Evidence
Poirson, Hélène; Schmittmann, Jochen M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
For a sample of 83 financial institutions during 2003–2011, this paper attempts to answer three questions: first, what is the evolution of banks’ stock price exposure to country-level and global risk factors as approximated by equity indices; second, which bank-specific characteristics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242342
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Shock from Graying; Is the Demographic Shift Weakening Monetary Policy Effectiveness
Imam, Patrick A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
effectiveness may moderate in graying societies. It then uses Bayesian estimation techniques for the U.S., Canada, Japan, U.K., and … Germany to confirm a weakening of monetary policy effectiveness over time with regards to unemployment and inflation. After …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242214
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Recent Fiscal Developments in the European Countries of the G-7
Green, J. H.; Habermeier, Karl Friedrich; O'Callaghan, Gary - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605539
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Global Bonding; Do U.S. Bond and Equity Spillovers Dominate Global Financial Markets?
Bayoumi, Tamim; Bui, Trung - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
financial markets and spillovers from Europe to Japan. The results also suggest that the uncertainty about the direction of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242378
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Yen Bloc or Yuan Bloc; An Analysis of Currency Arrangements in East Asia
Shirono, Kazuko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper examines the role of Japan against that of China in the exchange rate regime in East Asia in light of … generate higher average welfare gains for East Asian countries than currency unions with Japan or the United States. Overall …, Japan does not appear to be a dominant player in forming a currency union in East Asia, and this trend is likely to continue …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826046
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Territorial vs. Worldwide Corporate Taxation; Implications for Developing Countries
Matheson, Thornton; Perry, Victoria J.; Veung, Chandara - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Global investment patterns mean that effective taxation of foreign investors is of increasing importance to the economies of lower income countries. It is thus of considerable concern that the historical framework for cross-border income tax arrangements is not always well suited to allow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242225
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The U.S. Manufacturing Recovery: Uptick or Renaissance?
Celasun, Oya; Bella, Gabriel Di; Mahedy, Tim; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
The notable rebound of U.S. manufacturing activity following the Great Recession has raised the question of whether the sector might be experiencing a renaissance. Using panel regressions, we find that a depreciating real exchange rate, an increasing spread in natural gas prices between the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790239
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Demand Patterns in France, Germany, and Belgium: Can We Explain the Differences?
Lebrun, Igor; Ruiz, Esther Pérez - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
core. This paper puts recent demand patterns in France, Germany, and Belgium into historical perspective. We find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959463
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A Global Projection Model for Euro Area Large Economies
Jakab, Zoltan; Lukyantsau, Pavel; Wang, Shengzu - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
The GPM project is designed to improve the toolkit for studying both own-country and cross-country linkages. This paper creates a special version of GPM that includes the four largest Euro Area (EA) countries. The EA countries are more vulnerable to domestic and external demand shocks because...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242224
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The United States-Japan Current Account Imbalance: A Review
Golub, Stephen S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264266