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Is the Exchange Rate a Shock Absorber? : The Case of Sweden

Thomas, Alun H. - 1997

determinants of movements in Sweden’s real exchange rate. It finds that, while (supply and demand) shocks account for over 60 … account for a higher fraction of these real shocks in Sweden than in those core countries. If real demand shocks result from … controllable macroeconomic policies, the cost of relinquishing the exchange rate is no higher, and may be lower, for Sweden than …

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Fair weather or foul? : the macroeconomic effects of El Niño

Cashin, Paul A.; Mohaddes, Kamiar; Raissi, Mehdi - 2015

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Remittances and vulnerability in developing countries

Bettin, Giulia; Presbitero, Andrea; Spatafora, Nikola - 2014

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New Zealand banks’ vulnerabilities and capital adequacy

Jang, Byung K.; Kataoka, Masahiko - 2013

banks’ headline capital ratios underestimate their capital strength. A comparison with Canadian, UK and Australian banks …

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Stress testing corporate balance sheets in emerging economies

Chow, Julian T. S. - 2015

In recent years, firms in emerging market countries have increased borrowing, particularly in foreign currency, owing to easy access to global capital markets, prolonged low interest rates and good investment opportunities. This paper discusses the trends in emerging market corporate debt and...

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How do climate shocks affect the impact of FDI, ODA and remittances on economic growth?

Drabo, Alassane - 2021

The three main financial inflows to developing countries have largely increased during the last two decades, despite the large debate in the literature regarding their effects on economic growth which is not yet clear-cut. An emerging literature investigates the dependence of their effects on...

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Domestic amplifiers of external shocks : growth accelerations and reversals in emerging market and developing economies

Gruss, Bertrand; Nabar, Malhar; Poplawski-Ribeiro, Marcos - 2019

External conditions have been found to influence the tendency of emerging market and developing economies to experience episodes of growth accelerations and reversals. In this paper we study the role of domestic policies and other structural attributes in amplifying or mitigating the effect that...

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Economic fluctuations in Sub-Saharan Africa

Melina, Giovanni; Portillo, Rafael - 2018

We compare business cycle fluctuations in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries vis-a-vis the rest of the world. Our main results are as follows: (i) African economies stand out by their macroeconomic volatility, which is is reflected in the volatility of output and other macro variables; (ii)...

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Dynamic Responses to Policy and Exogenous Shocks in an Empirical Developing-Country Model with Rational Expectations

International Monetary Fund - 1990

The dynamic responses of a developing economy to a variety of policy and external shocks are studied using an empirical macroeconomic model which embodies rational expectations, perfect capital mobility, and import rationing. These features, which are relatively new in developing-country...

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"Leaning against the wind" and the timing of monetary policy

Agur, Itai; Demertzis, Maria - 2013

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