Recent events have shown that sovereigns, just like banks, can be subject to runs, highlighting the importance of the investor base for their liabilities. This paper proposes a methodology for compiling internationally comparable estimates of investor holdings of sovereign debt. Based on this...

Recent events have shown that sovereigns, just like banks, can be subject to runs, highlighting the importance of the investor base for their liabilities. This paper proposes a methodology for compiling internationally comparable estimates of investor holdings of sovereign debt. Based on this...

Portfolio flows to emerging markets (EMs) tend to be correlated. A possible explanation is the role global benchmarks play in allocating capital internationally, the so-called 'benchmark effect.' This paper finds that benchmark-driven investors indeed play a large role in a key segment of the...

Language Requirement for Naturalization, Linguistic Networks, and International Migration: The Role of Common Unofficial Language -- Smart digitalization in Nordic cities and municipalities through Internet of Things -- Are attitudes to financial risk reflected in precautional measures during...

Connotation of Global Governance -- Definition of Global Economic Governance -- Historical Evolution of the Global Economic Governance Structure -- Impetus for Evolution of the Global Economic Governance Structure -- Reform Orientation of Global Economic Governance -- Overview of the Evolution...

In this paper, we examine how the presence of country insurance schemes affects policymakers' incentives to undertake reforms. Such schemes (especially when made contingent on negative external shocks) are more likely to foster than to delay reform in crisis-prone volatile economies. The...

Chapter 1: International Finance -- Chapter 2: International Institutions of International Finance -- Chapter 3: The Balance of Payments -- Chapter 4: International Corporate Governance -- Chapter 5: Foreign Exchange Transactions and Money Markets -- Chapter 6: International Equity Markets --...

Terms and Essays -- Deposit Insurance Schemes -- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: Creating a New Bank for a New Millennium -- Pre-funded Coupon and Zero-Coupon Bonds: Cost of Capital Analysis -- Intertemporal Risk and Currency Risk -- Credit Derivatives -- Foreign exchange risk premium and policy...

1. Financial Regulations, Supervision Structure and Banking Performance in CESEE -- 2. The income velocity of money - determinants (case of the Czech Republic) -- 3. The Impact of Central Bank Policy Rate on Financial Development: The case of Europe -- 4. Causes of limitations of GDP per capita...