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total physical capital as a key input. Implicitly this assumes that private and public capital stocks are perfect … substitutes. In this paper we test this assumption by estimating a nested-CES production function whereas the two types of capital … private capital stocks for 151 countries over a period of 1960-2014 consistent with Penn World Table version 9. We find …
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Green debt markets are rapidly growing while product design and standards are evolving. Many policymakers and investors view green debt as an important component in the policy mix to achieve the transition to a low carbon economy and ensure the pricing of climate risks. Our analysis contributes...
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Trade finance is the backbone of international trade for entities ranging from a small businesses to multi-national corporations. An estimated 80 percent of world trade relies on this form of finance (WTO, 2017). Despite its systemic importance and rapid growth, data availability is only...
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We evaluate and partially challenge the 'household leverage' view of the Great Recession. In the data, employment and consumption declined more in states where household debt declined more. We study a model where liquidity constraints amplify the response of consumption and employment to changes...
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This paper analyzes the determinants of bond flows, now the dominant source of capital inflows, into the United States …, as a means of establishing conditions affecting the financing of the U.S. current account deficit. To test the hypothesis … that capital flows have become more responsive to changes in relative interest rates and other conditions across borders, a …
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The paper investigates how changes in industries'' funding costs affect total factor productivity (TFP) growth. Based on panel regressions using 31 U.S. and Canadian industries between 1991 and 2007, and using industries'' dependence on external funding as an identification mechanism, we show...
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As central banks across the globe have responded to the COVID-19 shock by rounds of extensive monetary loosening, concerns about their inequality impact have grown. But rising inequality has multiple causes and its relationship with monetary policy is complex. This paper highlights the channels...
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We show that firms' market power dampens the response of their output to monetary policy shocks, using firm-level data for the United States and a large cross-country firm-level dataset for 14 advanced economies. The estimated impact of a firm's markup on its response to a monetary policy shock...
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