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The Global Economic Barometers : composite indicators for the world economy
Abberger, Klaus; Graff, Michael; Campelo, Aloisio; … - 2020
This paper presents a coincident and a leading composite monthly indicator for the world business cycle - the Global … Economic Barometers. Both target the world’s output growth rate cycle. The calculation of these indicators comprises two main …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012170717
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The golden hello and political transitions
Aidt, Toke; Albornoz, Facundo; Gassebner, Martin - 2012
have taken place. We test this unexplored implication of the theory empirically. We find in a world sample from 1970 to …We analyze the influence of IMF and World Bank programs on political regime transitions. We develop an extended version … transitions ; democracy ; autocracy ; IMF ; World Bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629705
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Are stricter investment rules contagious? : host country competition for foreign direct investment through international agreements
Neumayer, Eric; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Roy, Martin - 2014 - Manuscript date: March 10, 2014
We argue that the trend toward international investment agreements (IIAs) with stricter investment rules is driven by competitive diffusion, namely defensive moves of developing countries concerned about foreign direct investment (FDI) diversion in favor of competing host countries. Accounting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010256289
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What determines the finance-growth nexus? : An endogenous growth model and empirical evidence
Graff, Michael (contributor); Karmann, Alexander (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
An endogenous growth model on finance and growth is formulated, and empirical analyses are conducted. The model exhibits structural shifts and breaks caused by institutional changes, suggesting that a linear approach is inadequate. To address this point empirically, we fit data for 90 countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001767757
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Trade costs in the global economy : measurement, aggregation and decomposition
Egger, Peter; Larch, Mario; Nigai, Sergey; Yotov, Yoto - 2021 - Manuscript date: 10 May 2018
Proper measurement and aggregation of trade costs is of paramount importance for sound academic and policy analysis of the determinants - particularly those of policy - of economic outcomes. The international trade profession has witnessed significant new developments, both on the theoretical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419247
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Carry funding and safe haven currencies : a threshold regression approach
Hossfeld, Oliver; MacDonald, Ronald - 2014
In this paper, we analyze which currencies can be regarded as safe haven currencies. Our empirical approach allows us to distinguish between a low- and high stress regime, and to control for the impact of carry trade reversals and other fundamental determinants. We therefore address the question...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010433356
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Do trade and investment agreements lead to more FDI? : accounting for key provisions inside the black box
Berger, Axel; Busse, Matthias; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Roy, … - 2010
The previous literature provides a highly ambiguous picture on the impact of trade and investment agreements on FDI. Most empirical studies ignore the actual content of BITs and RTAs, treating them as "black boxes", despite the diversity of investment provisions constituting the essence of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008699193
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More stringent BITs, less ambiguous effects on FDI? not a bit!
Berger, Axel; Busse, Matthias; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Roy, … - 2010
We focus on investor-state dispute settlement provisions contained in various, though far from all, bilateral investment treaties as a possible determinant of BIT-related effects on bilateral FDI flows. Our estimation results prove to be sensitive to the specification of these provisions as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008699202
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Finanzielle Entwicklung und wirtschaftliches Wachstum : eine Mehrwellen-Pfadanalyse
Graff, Michael (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001767793
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Hochschulbildung und Wirtschaftswachstum : neue empirische Ergebnisse
Graff, Michael (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001767799