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investment is more liquid, i.e., its return is more pledgeable, and the other is more productive. Low liquidities of both … investment types imply that the allocation of credit is constrained inefficient and that there is overinvestment in the liquid … yet too high interest rate, too much investment and too little consumption. Financial development can reduce long …
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and self-insurance- and structural protection -investment in adaptation. Using a dynamic general equilibrium model … estimated trade-off is very sensitive to the efficiency of public investment …
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shareholders are located would increase subsidiaries investment by 1% of their tangible fixed asset value, which accounts for 71 …% (7%) of the median (average) investment rate among these firms. We argue that equity exchanges is one channel through …
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Our paper examines the effect of oil price changes on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock markets using nonlinear smooth transition regression (STR) models. Contrary to conventional wisdom, our empirical results reveal that GCC stock markets do not have similar sensitivities to oil price...
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Climate change poses an unprecedented challenge to the world economy and the global financial system. This paper sets out to understand and quantify the impact of climate mitigation, with a focus on climate-related news, which represents an important information source that investors use to...
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size and cross-border investment activity, the region's markets are reputed to be more “idiosyncratic” and less reliant on …
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The COVID-19 pandemic prompted unprecedented economic stimulus worldwide. We empirically examine the impact of a withdrawal of fiscal stimulus policies on the stock markets. After constructing a database of withdrawal events, we use event study analysis and cross-country regressions to assess...
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This paper introduces the quantile regression- based Distance-to-Default to Probability of Default (DD-PD) mapping, which links individual firms’ DD to their real world PD. Since changes in the DD depend on a handful of parameters, the mapping easily accommodates shocks arising from...
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financial market spillovers over the period 2001-12 through four channels: bilateral portfolio investment, bilateral trade, home … portfolio investment assets, they should strengthen prudential regulations to mitigate against rising risks of financial …
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This paper considers the central bank mandate with respect to financial stability and identifies the links to the functioning of securities markets. It argues that while emergency support to securities markets is an important part of the crisis management response, a high bar should be set for...
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