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Implications of Trade Barriers for Sectoral Diversification and Macroeconomic Stability in Developing Economies.
Srour, Gabriel - 2006
DIVERSIFICATION -- V. RIGID WAGES -- VI. CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: THE MODEL -- REFERENCES. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691138
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Development of the Commercial Banking System in Afghanistan
Charap, Joshua - 2009
Lending practices of commercial banks in Afghanistan were analyzed using CAMEL ratings. Statistically significant correlations were found: Banks with worse ratings (a) had more lending to domestic clients and (b) paid less tax. There was no statistically significant relationship between profits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677812
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Cooperative Banks and Financial Stability
Cihák, Martin - 2007
Cooperative banks are an important, and growing, part of many financial systems. This paper empirically analyzes the role of cooperative banks in financial stability. Contrary to some suggestions in the literature, we find that cooperative banks are more stable than commercial banks. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677846
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Toward an Effective Supervision of Partially Dollarized Banking Systems.
Garcia Pascual, Antonio - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SUPERVISORY PRACTICES -- III. TOWARDS GOOD PRACTICES -- COUNTRY PRACTICES: SURVEY RESULTS -- CURRENCY-INDUCED CREDIT RISK IN SELECTED BANKING SYSTEMS -- References.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691102
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Reforming the public pension system in the Russian Federation
Eich, Frank; Gust, Charleen; Soto, Mauricio - 2012
Pension reform is a key policy challenge in Russia. This paper examines how pension spending could increase in Russia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621667
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How Russia Affects the Neighborhood
Espinosa-Bowen, Jaime - 2009
We test the extent to which growth in the 11 CIS countries (excluding Russia) was associated with developments in … Russia, overall, as well as through the trade, financial and remittance channels over the last decade or so. The results … point to the continued existence of economic links between the CIS countries and Russia, though these links may have altered …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677520
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Macroeconomic Effects of Pension Reform in Russia
Hauner, David - 2008
Putting the pension system on a sustainable footing arguably remains the biggest challenge in Russia's economic … paper fills this gap by simulating their macroeconomic effects in a DSGE model calibrated to Russia's economy-the first of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677651
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Utilization-Adjusted Output Gap : Is the Russian Economy Overheating?
Oomes, Nienke - 2006
UTILIZATION IN RUSSIA -- A. Capacity Utilization -- B. Labor Utilization -- C. Estimating the Natural Rate -- IV. OUTPUT GAP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691060
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Intertwined Sovereign and Bank Solvencies in a Model of Self-Fulfilling Crisis
Adler, Gustavo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
Large fiscal financing needs, both in advanced and emerging market economies, have often been met by borrowing heavily from domestic banks. As public debt approached sustainability limits in a number of countries, however, high bank exposure to sovereign risk created a fragile inter-dependence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878417
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Introduction to Applied Stress Testing
Cihák, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
Stress testing is a useful and increasingly popular, yet sometimes misunderstood, method of analyzing the resilience of financial systems to adverse events. This paper aims to help demystify stress tests, and illustrate their strengths and weaknesses. Using an Excel-based exercise with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248151