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Capital flows in the euro area and TARGET2 balances
Hristov, Nikolay; Hülsewig, Oliver; Wollmershäuser, Timo - 2018
We estimate a panel VAR model for the euro area to quantitatively asses the contribution of the TARGET2 system to the propagation of different types of structural economic shocks as well as to the historical evolution of aggregate economic activity in euro area member countries. Our results...
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Exchange rate elasticities of international tourism and the role of dominant currency pricing
Ding, Ding; Timmer, Yannick - 2022
We estimate exchange rate elasticities of international tourism. We show that, in addition to the bilateral exchange … rate, the exchange rate between the tourism origin country vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar is an important driver of tourism … flows, indicating a strong role of U.S. dollar pricing. The U.S. dollar exchange rate is more important for tourism …
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Trade shocks and macroeconomic fluctuations in Africa
Kose, M. Ayhan; Riezman, Raymond Glenn - 1999
exported primary commodities, imported capital goods and intermediate inputs, and a financial shock, modeled as fluctuations in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781698
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Globalization in the time of COVID-19
Sforza, Alessandro; Steininger, Marina - 2020 - First version: April 1, 2020
networks. In this paper we incorporate production barriers induced by COVID-19 shock into a Ricardian model with sectoral … shock has a considerable impact on most economies in the world, especially when a share of the labor force is quarantined …. Moreover, we show that global production linkages have a clear role in magnifying the effect of the production shock. Finally …
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Estimating general equilibrium spillovers of large-scale shocks
Huber, Kilian - 2021
Researchers use (quasi-)experimental methods to estimate how shocks affect directly treated firms and households. Such methods typically do not account for general equilibrium spillover effects. I outline a method that estimates spillovers operating among groups of firms and households. I argue...
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Trade model with an optimal exchange rate motivated by current discussion of a Chinese Renminbi float
Huang, Hui; Wang, Yi; Yiming, Wang; Whalley, John; … - 2005
We combine a model of combined inter-spatial and inter-temporal trade between countries recently used by Huang, Whalley and Zhang (2004) to analyze the merits of trade liberalization in services when goods trade is restricted with a model of foreign exchange rationing due to Clarete and Whalley...
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Foreign currency denominated assets and international shock absorption in Switzerland and Japan
Schnabl, Gunther - 2015
Currencies of countries with persistent current account surpluses and high foreign currency denominated assets such as the Swiss franc and Japanese yen are under a persistent appreciation pressure, what restricts the degree of freedom in the choice of exchange rate regime. Official announcements...
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Dissecting the PPP puzzle : the unconventional roles of nominal exchange rate and price adjustment
Cheung, Yin-Wong; Lai, Kon-sun; Bergman, Michael U. - 2003
The conventional view, as expounded by sticky-price models, is that price adjustment determines the PPP reversion rate. This study examines the mechanism by which PPP deviations are corrected. Nominal exchange rate adjustment, not price adjustment, is shown to be the key engine governing the...
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External shocks and banking crises in developing countries : does the exchange rate regime matter?
Mendis, Chandima - 2002
This paper examines some determinants of banking crises in developing economies. Specifically, the effects of terms of trade shocks and capital flows are analyzed. The choice of the nominal exchange rate regime is found to be a crucial factor in the way various shocks are transmitted through the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410637
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The worst of both worlds : fiscal policy and fixed exchange rates
Born, Benjamin; D'Ascanio, Francesco; Müller, Gernot J.; … - 2019
Under fixed exchange rates, fiscal policy is an effective tool. According to classical views because it impacts the real exchange rate, according to Keynesian views because it impacts output. Both views have merit because the effects of government spending are asymmetric. A spending cut lowers...
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