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Value-at-risk and extreme returns
Daníelsson, Jón; Vries, Casper G. de - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000980737
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Accounting noise and the pricing of cocos
Derksen, Mike; Spreij, Peter; Wijnbergen, Sweder van - 2018
Contingent Convertible bonds (CoCos) are debt instruments that convert into equity or are written down in times of distress. Existing pricing models assume conversion triggers based on market prices and on the assumption that markets can always observe all relevant firm information. But all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011818282
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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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State dependence in the finance-growth nexus : a functional coefficient approach
Herwartz, Helmut; Yabibal Mulualem Walle - 2013
Noting that "one size does not fit all" in the case of the finance-growth (FG) nexus, a growing body of literature has recently focused on uncovering economic conditions under which financial development could be beneficial (detrimental) to economic development. We look into these conditions by...
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Agency and communication in IMF conditional lending : theory and empirical evidence
Marchesi, Silvia; Sabani, Laura; Dreher, Axel - 2009
the countries' authorities, openness, and transparency, consistently with the theory. -- IMF conditionality ; delegation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003908576
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Transborder European networking : shifts in corporate strategy?
Geenhuizen, Marina S. van; Knaap, G. A. van der; … - 1995
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The effect of migration on income convergence : meta-analytic evidence
Ozgen, Ceren; Poot, Jacques; Nijkamp, Peter - 2009
Using meta-analytical techniques, we focus on 11 studies that explicitly measure the effect of a net migration variable in neoclassical convergence models and derive 57 comparable effect sizes. The data suggest that an increase in the net migration rate of one percentage point increases on...
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The information in systemic risk rankings
Nucera, Federico; Schwaab, Bernd; Koopman, Siem Jan; … - 2015
We propose to pool alternative systemic risk rankings for financial institutions using the method of principal components. The resulting overall ranking is less affected by estimation uncertainty and model risk. We apply our methodology to disentangle the common signal and the idiosyncratic...
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Value-at-risk and extreme returns
Daníelsson, Jón; Vries, Casper G. de - 1997
Accurate prediction of the frequency of extreme events is of primary importance in many financialapplications such as Value-at-Risk (VaR) analysis. We propose a semi-parametric method for VaRevaluation. The largest risks are modelled parametrically, while smaller risks are captured by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010533206
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Politicized trade : what drives withdrawal of trade preferences?
Gassebner, Martin; Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan, Arevik - 2017
While it is well understood that industrialized countries use aid to grant political favors, little research covers alternative channels such as trade policy towards developing countries. We analyze eligibility investigations and revoking of U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits...
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