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We study the effects of monetary and fiscal policies when both money and government bonds provide liquidity services … the supply of bonds. Those movements in government bond prices affect available liquidity, and therefore aggregate demand … interest rate on money. We conclude that in a liquidity-dependent world, fiscal and monetary policies are joined at the hip …
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Despite a more favorable external environment, marked by the rebound in global growth, fast-increasing oil prices, and unprecedented Fund financial support, CEMAC is ending 2021 in a fragile external position. Net external reserves fell throughout 2021 to reach their lowest level in decades, and...
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The current literature has provided a number of important insights about the effects of macroeconomic data releases on monetary policy expectations and asset prices. However, one puzzling aspect of that literature is that the estimated responses are quite small. Indeed, these studies typically...
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Is greater trading liquidity good or bad for corporate governance? We address this question both theoretically and … information concerns her own plans for taking an active role in governance. We show that an increase in the liquidity of the firm …'s stock increases the likelihood of the large investor 'taking the Wall Street walk.' Thus, higher liquidity is harmful for …
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This paper studies the effect of stock liquidity on blockholders' choice of governance mechanisms. We focus on hedge … measure governance intent rather than only studying instances of actual governance. We find that liquidity increases the … likelihood that a hedge fund acquires a block in a firm. Conditional upon acquiring a stake, liquidity reduces the likelihood …
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Most economists and observers place the lack of fiscal discipline at the core of the recent Argentine crisis. This begs the question of how countries like Belgium or Italy (pre-Maastricht) could run large fiscal deficits and accumulate debts far beyond those of Argentina, without experiencing...
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We study the role of fiscal policy in a complete markets model where the only friction is the nonpledgeability of human capital. We show that the competitive equilibrium is constrained inefficient, leading to too little risky investment. We also show that fiscal policy following a large negative...
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This paper argues that if policymakers seek to enhance global liquidity, then the international community must provide …
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