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Globalization and Global Crises : Rest of the World vs. Israel
Razin, Asaf - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
. The paper provides an overview of the new globalization trends in the world and in Israel, with emphasis on the role of …Post WWII globalization forces are facing headwinds in the form of global crises-the "The Great Recession" and the "The … Pandemic Recession". Israel's trade and financial globalization, however, is steadily rising. The pandemic-induced slump in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482557
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Coping with Shocks and Shifts : The Multilateral Trading System in Historical Perspective
Irwin, Douglas A. - 2011
shifts. By shocks we mean sudden jolts to the world economy in the form of financial crises and deep recessions, or wars and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012461059
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Causes of the Great Recession of 2007-9 : The Financial Crisis is the Symptom not the Disease!
Jagannathan, Ravi - 2009
Globalization has made it possible for labor in developing countries to augment labor in the developed world, without … world's effective labor supply, triggered by geo-political events and technological innovations, coupled with the inability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463245
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The Political Economy of the U.S. Mortgage Default Crisis
Mian, Atif - 2008
We examine the determinants of congressional voting behavior on two of the most significant pieces of federal legislation in U.S. economic history: the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. We find evidence that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464179
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The Panic of 2007
Gorton, Gary B. - 2008
How did problems with subprime mortgages result in a systemic crisis, a panic? The ongoing Panic of 2007 is due to a loss of information about the location and size of risks of loss due to default on a number of interlinked securities, special purpose vehicles, and derivatives, all related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464289
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Over The Cliff : From the Subprime to the Global Financial Crisis
Mishkin, Frederic S. - 2010
This paper examines what transformed a significant, but relatively mild, financial disruption into a full-fledged financial crisis. It discusses why, although the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy was a key trigger for the global financial crisis, three other events were at least as important: the AIG...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462048
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The Great Trade Collapse
Bems, Rudolfs - 2012
We survey recent literature on the causes of the collapse in international trade during the 2008-2009 global recession. We argue that the evidence points to the collapse in aggregate expenditure, concentrated on trade-intensive durable goods, as the main driver of the trade collapse. Inventory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460028
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Globalization, Growth and Crises : The View from Latin America
Edwards, Sebastian - 2008
In this paper I analyze the role of openness and globalization in Latin America's economic development. The paper is … crises have been more costly in Latin America than in the rest of the world. I also find that the cost of external crises has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464617
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East Asian Economies and Financial Globalization In the Post-Crisis World
Aizenman, Joshua - 2016
known as the most distinct characteristic of Asian EMEs. Financial globalization seems to have made asset prices and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456407
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Why World Exports are so Susceptible to the Economic Crisis --The Prevailing "Export Overshooting" Phenomenon
Liu, Bih Jane - 2011
This paper provides some evidence of the "export overshooting" phenomenon, i.e., the unusually large deviation of exports from their long-run level. We study the export trends of a sample of 37 countries including both OECD and non-OECD countries over the period of 1994-2009. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012461821