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The origin of stock market volatility --- the case of Indonesia and Turkey
Schmidbauer, Harald; Erkol, Narod - EcoMod Network - 2014
One of the advantages to analyze the economic links between two countries on the basis of stock market data, rather than aggregate economic data published by national statistical offices, is that stock market data are readily available, allowing analysis in almost real time. We consider a...
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Macro Impact with Micro Money: 25 Years of Support to Microenterprise Title: Macro impacto con micro dinero: 25 años de apoyo a la microempresa
Sáenz, María Victoria; Luna, Elba N. - Inter-American Development Bank
This book presents but a few examples of the many Bank-financed productive activities carried out by the people of the region, and pays tribute to the women and men who, in their efforts to succeed, daily renew their hopes for a better future. In addition, the book pays tribute to the...
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The Challenge of an Urban Continent
Rojas, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank
The present publication traces the history of the Bank's lending for urban development and discusses its approaches to current urban issues. It is intended for specialists and individuals interested in getting acquainted with the evolution of the Bank portfolio.
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Regional Public Goods: From Theory to Practice
Adhikari, Ramesh; Negroni, Mirka J.; Leino, Jessica; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book is based on a conference entitled "Regional Public Goods and Regional Development Assistance", held in Washington, D.C. on November 6-7, 2002. It examines how the IDB and the ADB support the provision of regional public goods (RPGs) in Latin America and Asia, respectively. RPGs are...
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FREQUENCY ASPECTS OF INFORMATION TRANSMISSION IN NETWORKS OF EQUITY MARKETS
Roesch, Angi; Schmidbauer, Harald; Uluceviz, Erhan - EcoMod Network - 2014
The dating of cyclical phenomena in economies, such as business cycles, is at the core of economic policy research. Moreover, policy decisions which are due to affect interacting economies should take into account the economies' connectedness and synchronicity. The cross-country analysis of...
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ESTIMATION OF VECTOR ERROR CORRECTION MODEL WITH GARCH ERRORS: MONTE CARLO SIMULATION AND APPLICATIONS
Setiawan, Kusdhianto; Maekawa, Koichi - EcoMod Network - 2014
The standard vector error correction (VEC) model assumes the iid normal distribution of disturbance term in the model. This paper extends this assumption to include GARCH process. We call this model as VEC-GARCH model. However as the number of parameters in a VEC-GARCH model is large, the...
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Individual investors’ stock buying behavior: Does experience matter in a developing economy stock market.
Agbontaen, Osaro; Okonedo, Enase - EcoMod Network - 2014
Investigate how retail investors determine their stock trading through experience to achieve the desired portfolio returns. To examine how retail investors coordinate their expected returns and perceived risk. Verify how retail investors’ trade potentials augment transactions on the stock...
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The role of microfinance institutions in supporting women microenterprises in urban Sudan
Siddig, Khadra Hassan; Hegazi, Mohamed Osman - EcoMod Network - 2014
finance was less than the proposed rate of 12% of the inflow of finance, which was specified by the bank. It is also revealed … findings of the survey reported that the lack of funds to finance investment or ongoing business operations is one of the main … or financial institutions. Nonetheless, all interviewees underlined their need for finance as a major constraint …
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Las instituciones fiscales del mañana
Corbacho, Ana; Osío, Gustavo García; Marcel, Mario; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Las instituciones fiscales del mañana, título inaugural de la serie Instituciones para la gente, aborda temas de gestión pública clave para el desarrollo económico de América Latina y el Caribe. Presenta los desafíos que enfrentan los países de la región para consolidar instituciones...
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The Fiscal Institutions of Tomorrow
Sanginés, Mario; Cabrera, Joan Oriol Prats; Pimenta, Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank
public management that are key to economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It presents the challenges that …
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