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We add to the literature on the influence of the global financial cycle (GFC) and gyrations in capital flows. First, we build a new measure of the GFC based on a structural factor approach, which incorporates theoretical priors in its definition. This measure can also be decomposed in a...
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. The MP links significantly amplified the impact of these shocks on the rest of the world, which had a much greater impact …
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We estimate a three-variate VAR using proxies of global financial uncertainty, the global financial cycle, and world … outbreak. We predict the cumulative loss in world output one year after the uncertainty shock due to Covid-19 to be about 14% …
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In the context of international tax coordination incomplete information is one of the well-known frictions that can lead to bargaining failure and might explain a lack of observed coordination. We consider international negotiations about tax coordination under complete and incomplete...
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Societies see growing support for populist politicians who advocate an end to globalization. Our behavioral economics … model links impatience to voters' appraisals of an income shock due to globalization that is associated with short-run costs … and delayed gains. The model shows that impatient individuals may reject further globalization if they are subject to …
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This paper investigates the dynamic linkages between portfolio flows and various news indices (based on both "positive" and "negative" news headlines collected from Bloomberg), whilst also controlling for a comprehensive set of push and pull factors. The monthly panel examined comprises 49...
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distinct impact of financial integration and globalization on several dimensions of real activity. We find that: (a) financial … financial integration predict better growth prospects; (c) both advances in financial integration and globalization are … financial integration and globalization indeed foster countries' growth, and there appears to be no trade-off between these …
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This paper develops a novel theory of capital mis-allocation within firms that stems from managers’ empire building and … divisions, thereby lowering the conglomerate discount. The theory can explain why exporters exhibit a lower conglomerate …
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This paper provides evidence that the U.S. dollar affects countries’ exports through the financial channel of the exchange rate (Bruno and Shin (2015)). Using global data on trade between countries whose currency is not the U.S. dollar, it documents a positive relationship between the dollar...
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.0 percent of world population, implying 150 million deaths when applied to current population. Regressions with annual …
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