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The use of financial technology in the agriculture sector
McIntosh, Craig; Mansini, Caio Scuarcialupi - 2018
, financial literacy, national identification systems, and blockchain technology. The paper concludes with a discussion of policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011944256
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The role of fintech in unlocking green finance: Policy insights for developing countries
Nassiry, Darius - 2018
blockchain technology. The paper explores the implications for developing economies in Asia and draws preliminary recommendations … as blockchain, the Internet of Things and big data, developed over the same timeframe as the Paris Agreement and the SDGs …. This paper outlines three broad areas for the possible application of fintech to green finance: blockchain applications for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011944267
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Bursting the Bitcoin Bubble : Assessing the Fundamental Value and Social Costs of Bitcoin
Podhorsky, Andrea - 2019
This paper develops a microeconomic model of bitcoin production to analyze the economic effects of the Bitcoin protocol. I view the bitcoin as a tradable commodity that is produced by miners and whose supply is managed by the protocol. I show that bitcoin's volatile price path and inefficiency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012890079
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Impact of Changes in the Global Financial Regulatory Landscape on Asian Emerging Markets
Watanagase, Tarisa - 2012
This paper discusses the relevance of Basel III to Asian emerging markets. It reviews some of the proposed regulations of Basel III in order to evaluate their likely implications for, and their ability to enhance, the stability of the banking and financial system. This is followed by a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098838
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Spillovers of the United States’ Unconventional Monetary Policy to Emerging Asia : The Bank Lending Channel
Xu, Ying - 2017
Asia increased substantially in response to quantitative easing in the United States financial market. The results of this … study confirm the existence of the bank lending channel in Asia and emphasize the role of credit flows in transmitting … found that the overall spillover effect was large but differed significantly in Asia by types of borrowing firms, financing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966420
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Reforms to the European Union Financial Supervisory and Regulatory Architecture and Their Implications for Asia
Darvas, Zsolt - 2017
no comparable political and legal integration. Nevertheless, Asia can draw useful lessons from European experiences in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966463
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COVID-19, Fintech, and the Recovery of Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises : Evidence from Bangladesh
Hossain, Monzur; Chowdhury, Tahreen - 2022
We assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and the role of fintech, in particular, mobile financial services (MFS), in their recovery from COVID-induced losses. We use data from a survey of 216 MSMEs from Bangladesh Small and Cottage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014077709
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Impact of changes in the global financial regulatory landscape on Asian emerging markets
Watanagase, Tarisa - 2012
This paper discusses the relevance of Basel III to Asian emerging markets. It reviews some of the proposed regulations of Basel III in order to evaluate their likely implications for, and their ability to enhance, the stability of the banking and financial system. This is followed by a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397330
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The role of state intervention in the financial sector: Crisis prevention, containment, and resolution
Cho, Yoon Je - 2010
This paper discusses the role of state intervention for prevention, containment, and resolution of financial crises based mainly on the Korean experience during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Crises in emerging market and developing economies tend to be more complicated than those faced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286125
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The relationship between structural change and inequality: A conceptual overview with special reference to developing Asia
Aizenman, Joshua; Lee, Minsoo; Park, Donghyun - 2012
change, such as demographic transition, can also impinge upon inequality. Structural change in developing Asia has been … economies entail valuable lessons for developing Asia. Extensive structural change is both a cause and consequence of the … exceptionally rapid economic growth, which enabled developing Asia to raise living standards and reduce poverty at a historically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397258