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The WTO and the Poorest Countries : The Stark Reality

Mattoo, Aaditya - 2004

Small and poor countries pose a challenge for the World Trade Organization (WTO). These countries have acquired a … significant say in WTO decision-making. However, they have limited ability to engage in the reciprocity game that is at the heart … of the WTO, and have limited interests in the broader liberalization agenda because of their preferential access to …

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What Would a Development-Friendly WTO Architecture Really Look Like?

Subramanian, Arvind - 2003

-friendly architecture for the WTO. The key principles include enlarging the scope of WTO bargaining to include labor flows as well as …

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The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and its Rules of Origin : Generosity Undermined?

Subramanian, Arvind - 2002

quantitative impact on African exports. The AGOA expands the scope of preferential access of Africa''s exports to the United States … addition to current non-oil exports would have been nearly five times greater (US$540 million) if no restrictive conditions had …

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The use and effectiveness of macroprudential policies : new evidence

Cerutti, Eugenio M.; Claessens, Stijn; Laeven, Luc - 2015

Using a recent IMF survey and expanding on previous studies, we document the use of macroprudential policies for 119 countries over the 2000-13 period, covering many instruments. Emerging economies use macroprudential policies most frequently, especially foreign exchange related ones, while...

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The impact of the global financial crisis on banking globalization

Claessens, Stijn; Horen, Neeltje van - 2014

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How important is the global financial cycle? : evidence from capital flows

Cerutti, Eugenio M.; Claessens, Stijn; Rose, Andrew - 2017

This study quantifies the importance of a Global Financial Cycle (GFCy) for capital flows. We use capital flow data dis-aggregated by direction and type between 1990Q1 and 2015Q5 for 85 countries, and conventional techniques, models and metrics. Since the GFCy is an unobservable concept, we use...

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What is shadow banking?

Claessens, Stijn; Ratnovski, Lev - 2014

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Systemic risks in global banking : what available data can tell us and what more data are needed?

Cerutti, Eugenio M.; Claessens, Stijn; McGuire, Patrick M. - 2011

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Did the Euro crisis affect non-financial firm stock prices through a financial or trade channel?

Claessens, Stijn; Tong, Hui; Zuccardi, Igor - 2011

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Foreign banks : trends, impact and financial stability

Claessens, Stijn; Horen, Neeltje van - 2012

This paper introduces a comprehensive database on bank ownership for 137 countries over 1995-2009, and reviews foreign bank behavior and impact. It documents substantial increases in foreign bank presence, with many more home and host countries. Current market shares of foreign banks average 20...

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