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Traditionally, economic growth and business cycles have been treated independently. However, the dependence of GDP levels on its history of shocks, what economists refer to as 'hysteresis,' argues for unifying the analysis of growth and cycles. In this paper, we review the recent empirical and...
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We collect new data to assess the importance of supply-side credit market frictions by studying the impact of financial sector recapitalization packages on the growth performance of firms in a large cross-section of 50 countries during the recent crisis. We develop an identification strategy...
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Credibility and financing problems are important reasons why countries may seek to involve external institutions in the design and implementation of stabilization programs. In particular, governments may rely on external institutions to ‘enforce’ programs that would otherwise lack...
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This study finds that equity returns in the banking sector in the wake of the Great Recession and the European sovereign debt crisis have been driven mainly by weak growth prospects and heightened sovereign risk and to a lesser extent, by deteriorating funding conditions and investor sentiment....
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High levels of economic policy uncertainty in various parts of the world revamped the de- bate about its impact on economic activity. With increasingly stronger economic, financial, and political ties among countries, economic agents have more reasons to be vigilant of for- eign economic policy....
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: Aufteilung der weltweiten Konjunkturprogramme (Prozent) USA; 35 China; 20 Japan; 15 Rest; 15 Europa; 15 Quelle: Scheuerle … (2009). Europa und Japan haben immerhin noch einen Anteil von 15 Prozent an den weltweiten Kon- junkturprogrammen. Es ist … einzuschlagen. Inspiriert durch den von US-Präsident Frank China: 20 Vereinigte Staaten: 35 Japan: 15 Europa: 15 Rest: 15 4 …
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