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Spillovers and euroscepticism
Ioannou, Demosthenes; Jamet, Jean-François; Kleibl, … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288637
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EU banks rating assignments : is there heterogeneity between new and old member countries?
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Matousek, Roman; Stewart, Chris - 2010
We model EU countries' bank ratings using financial variables and allowing for intercept and slope heterogeneity. Our … aim is to assess whether "old" and "new" EU countries are rated differently and to determine whether "new" ones are … intercepts) are a crucial determinant of ratings. Whilst "new" EU countries typically have lower ratings than "old" ones, after …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003974520
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The value of a statistical life under ambiguity aversion
Treich, Nicolas (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003688959
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Does the housing market react to new information on school quality?
Fiva, Jon H. (contributor); Kirkebøen, Lars J. (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003711851
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The macroeconomic loss function : a critical note
Mayer, Thomas - 2002
The standard loss function counts both positive and negative deviations from the output and inflation targets as losses. But if the sample period is long enough, then output growth in excess of the target, and often also inflation rates that are below target, should be counted as gains instead...
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Selectivity, Market Timing and the Morningstar Star-Rating System
Antypas, Antonios; aporale, Guglielmo Maria; … - 2009
to STAR1). We then perform an unconditional and conditional portfolio performance evaluation. In both cases the evidence …-Rating System ; CAPM ; conditional and unconditional portfolio performance evaluation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003817961
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Narratives and valuations
Morag, Dor; Loewenstein, George F. - 2023
While the significance of narrative thinking has been increasingly recognized by social scientists, very little empirical research has documented its consequences for economically significant outcomes. The current paper addresses this gap in one important domain: valuations. In three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014384016
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Term length and the quality of appointments
Glazer, Amihai; Kanniainen, Vesa - 2000
Consider a principal who appoints an agent. Let the agent potentially serve for a sufficiently long time that one principal is replaced by another over this period. Suppose also that the quality of the agent appointed increases with the effort the incumbent principal devotes to hiring. Then the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786719
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The Maastricht convergence criteria and optimal monetary policy for the EMU accession Countries
Lipińska, Anna (contributor) - 2008
The EMU accession countries are obliged to fulfill the Maastrich convergence criteria prior to entering the EMU. This paper uses a DSGE model of a two-sector small open economy, to address the following question: How do the Maastricht convergence criteria modify optimal monetary policy in an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003778818
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Trade with central and eastern Europe : is it really a threat to wages in the west?
Polgár, Éva Katalin; Wörz, Julia - 2010
industries) in 25 EU countries over the period from 1995 to 2005. By applying a cross-country and industry-specific approach, it …
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