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The purpose of this study is demonstrating why entrepreneurs should monitor the broad dollar index. This paper explains the reason why the broad dollar index has become a risk (leverage) gauge since 2008 using the Covered Interest Parity (CIP). CIP can be viewed as a reflection of the shadow...
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applies a parametric difference-in-differences approach to assess the real effects of the introduction of the euro on … currency on well-being. The results indicate a severe loss in well-being associated with the introduction of the new currency … the costs from the conversion and the adjustment to the new currency. Moreover, it is thought that losses are smaller when …
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This research note discusses the Euro crisis in Greece in light of the referendum of July the 5th. It lays out the …
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We compare the revenues of a house-to-house collection for a charity before and after the introduction of the euro in a …
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-S type of regression for each regime. Our results show that, for countries which pegged to or adopted the euro, the effect of … conclude that, in a catching-up country, premature euro adoption may foster excess inflation, beyond that which is to be …
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In this paper, we use a Micro-Macro model to evaluate the effects of a euro's depreciation on the French economy, both … the two models is made using an iterative (or sequential) approach. We find that a 10% euro's depreciation stimulates the …
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In democratic societies individual attitudes of voters represent the foundations of policy making. We start by analyzing patterns in public opinion on migration and find that, across countries of different income levels, only a small minority of voters favour more open migration policies. Next...
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With the use of comparable data from seven West African capitals, we attempt to assess the rationale behind development policies targeting high rates of school enrolment through the prism of allocation of labour and returns to skills across the formal and informal sectors. We find that people...
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Student loans schemes are in operation in more than seventy countries around the world. Most loans schemes benefit from …
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The "Easterlin paradox" suggests that there is no link between a society's economic development and its average level of happiness. We re-assess this paradox analyzing multiple rich datasets spanning many decades. Using recent data on a broader array of countries, we establish a clear positive...
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