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Dissonance minimization and conversation in social networks

Anufriev, Mikhail; Borissov, Kirill; Pakhnin, Mikhail - 2021

We study a model of social learning in networks where the dynamics of beliefs are driven by conversations of dissonance-minimizing agents. Given their current beliefs, agents make statements, tune them to the statements of their associates, and then revise their beliefs. We characterize the...

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Econometric issues in the analysis of contagion

Pesaran, M. Hashem; Pick, Andreas - 2004

that ignoring inter-dependence can introduce an upward bias in the estimate of the contagion coefficient, and using Monte …This paper presents a canonical, econometric model of contagion and investigates the conditions under which contagion … can be distinguished from inter-dependence. In a two-country (market) setup it is shown that for a range of fundamentals …

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Cultural remittances and modern fertility

Melki, Mickael; Rapoport, Hillel; Spolaore, Enrico; … - 2024

We argue that migrants played a significant role in the diffusion of the demographic transition from France to the rest of Europe in the late 19th century. Employing novel data on French immigration from other European regions from 1850 to 1930, we find that higher immigration to France...

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A panic-prone pack? : the behavior of emerging market mutual funds

Borensztein, Eduardo; Gelos, Gaston - 2001

This paper explores the behavior of emerging market mutual funds using anovel database covering the holdings of individual funds over the periodJanuary 1996 to March 1999. An examination of individual crises shows that,on average, funds withdrew money one month prior to the events. Thedegree of...

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Risk-sharing and contagion in networks

Cabrales, Antonio; Gottardi, Piero; Vega-Redondo, Fernando - 2014 - This version: January 15, 2014

We investigate the trade-off between the risk-sharing gains enjoyed by more interconnected firms and the costs resulting from an increased risk exposure. We find that when the shock distribution displays "fat" tails, extreme segmentation into small components is optimal, while minimal...

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Monetary policies of large industrialised countries, emerging market credit cycles and feedback effects

Andreas, Hoffmann; Schnabl, Gunther - 2014

This paper explores the link between monetary policies of large industrial countries and international credit cycles. Based on an overinvestment framework, we show that in the prevailing asymmetric world monetary system, monetary policies of large centre countries can fuel credit booms in...

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Banking supervision in integrated financial markets : implications for the EU

Stolz, Stéphanie Marie - 2002

-border contagion effects could turn out to be important in the EU because national banking problems could easily spread via the highly … take cross-border contagion effects into account. Supervisors with such a national mandate fail to implement the optimum …

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Contagion in financial networks : a threat index

Demange, Gabrielle - 2015

Interbank claims are a concern to regulators as they might facilitate the dissemination of defaults and generate spill-over effects. Building on a simple model, this paper introduces a measure of the spill-over effects that a bank generates when it defaults. The measure is based on an explicit...

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Energy contagion in the COVID-19 crisis

Heinlein, Reinhold; Legrenzi, Gabriella; Mahadeo, Scott … - 2020

time of the COVID-19 pandemic. We provide evidence in favour of energy contagion, in term of significantly higher …

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Energy contagion analysis : a new perspective with application to a small petroleum economy

Mahadeo, Scott M. R.; Heinlein, Reinhold; Legrenzi, … - 2018

We put forward the novel concept of energy contagion, i.e. a deepening of energy-finance linkages under crisis periods …-skewness, and co-volatility contagion tests. Our analysis is applied to the oil-exchange rate and oil-stock market relationships of … the small petroleum economy of Trinidad and Tobago. By defining our samples for the contagion measures in terms of calm …

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