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How Different is the Cyclical Behavior of Home Production Across Countries?

Kose, M. Ayhan - 2006

This paper studies stylized business cycle properties of household production in four industrialized countries (Canada …

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Economic Integration, Business Cycle, and Productivity in North America

Kose, M. Ayhan - 2004

This paper examines the effect of the major Canada-U.S. trade agreements on the dynamics of business cycles and … productivity in Canada. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its predecessor, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement … business cycles in Canada and the United States since the early 1980s, country-specific and idiosyncratic factors remain …

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How do business and financial cycles interact?

Claessens, Stijn; Kose, M. Ayhan; Terrones, Marco E. - 2011

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Regionalization vs. globalization

Hirata, Hideaki; Kose, M. Ayhan; Otrok, Christopher M. - 2013

Abstract: Both global and regional economic linkages have strengthened substantially over the past quarter century. We employ a dynamic factor model to analyze the implications of these linkages for the evolution of global and regional business cycles. Our model allows us to assess the roles...

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Deposit insurance database

Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli; Kane, Edward J.; Laeven, Luc - 2014

This paper provides a comprehensive, global database of deposit insurance arrangements as of 2013. We extend our earlier dataset by including recent adopters of deposit insurance and information on the use of government guarantees on banks’ assets and liabilities, including during the recent...

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Bankingon the Principles : Compliance with Basel Core Principles and Bank Soundness

Detragiache, Enrica - 2006

This paper studies whether compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (BCPs) improves bank soundness. The authors find a significant and positive relationship between bank soundness (measured with Moody''s financial strength ratings) and compliance with...

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How Does Financial Globalization Affect Risk Sharing? : Patterns and Channels

Terrones, Marco - 2007

In theory, one of the main benefits of financial globalization is that it should allow for more efficient international risk sharing. This paper provides a comprehensive empirical evaluation of the patterns of risk sharing among different groups of countries and examines how international...

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Financial Liberalization and Financial Fragility

Detragiache, Enrica - 1998

A study of 53 countries during 1980-95 finds that financial liberalization increases the probability of a banking crisis, but less so where the institutional environment is strong. In particular, respect for the rule of law, a low level of corruption, and good contract enforcement are relevant...

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How Do Business and Financial Cycles Interact?

Terrones, Marco - 2011

This paper analyzes the interactions between business and financial cycles using an extensive database of over 200 business and 700 financial cycles in 44 countries for the period 1960:1-2007:4. Our results suggest that there are strong linkages between different phases of business and financial...

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Changing Nature of North-South Linkages : Stylized Facts and Explanations

Akin, Çigdem - 2007

This paper examines the changing nature of growth spillovers between developed economies, the North, and developing countries, the South, driven by the process of globalization?the phenomenon of rising international trade and financial flows. We use a comprehensive database of macroeconomic and...

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