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Systemic Real and Financial Risks : Measurement, Forecasting, and Stress Testing
Lucchetta, Marcella - 2012
This paper formulates a novel modeling framework that delivers: (a) forecasts of indicators of systemic real risk and systemic financial risk based on density forecasts of indicators of real activity and financial health; (b) stress-tests as measures of the dynamics of responses of systemic risk...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396959
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Adjustment Costs, Irreversibility, and Investment Patterns in African Manufacturing
Bigsten, Arne - 1999
This paper examines dynamic patterns of investment in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe, assessing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400554
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Central Bank Quasi-Fiscal Losses and High Inflation in Zimbabwe : A Note
Muñoz, Sònia - 2007
Zimbabwe''s failure to address continuing central bank quasi-fiscal losses has interfered with both monetary management … and the independence and credibility of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). Realized quasi-fiscal losses are estimated to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403011
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Lessons From High Inflation Epidsodes for Stabilizing the Economy in Zimbabwe
Clausen, Jens R. - 2007
Zimbabwe has currently the highest rate of inflation in the world (an annual rate of 1,730 percent in February, 2007 … 1,000 percent) during 1980-2005 and draws lessons for Zimbabwe. First, with appropriate stabilization policies, the fall …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403024
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Zimbabwe's Export Performance : The Impact of the Parallel Market and Governance Factors
Muñoz, Sònia - 2006
This paper analyzes Zimbabwe''s export performance in recent years and identifies the factors that could improve export … Zimbabwe''s economic situation. The growth rate of total exports declined dramatically in the early 2000s, following a large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403031
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Zimbabwe : A Quest for a Nominal Anchor
Kovanen, Arto - 2004
This study examines the appropriateness of alternative intermediate monetary policy targets for Zimbabwe in light of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404088
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Determinants of Stock Prices : The Case of Zimbabwe
Oyama, T. - 1997
This paper examines the general relationship between stock prices and macroeconomic variables in Zimbabwe, using the … fluctuation in stock prices since 1991, this analysis indicates that the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange has been functioning quite …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403287
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Suppressed Inflation and Money Demand in Zimbabwe
Muñoz, Sònia - 2006
The paper investigates the divergence between inflation and monetary expansion in Zimbabwe since late 2003. The … such as repressed inflation (given administered prices) or measurement errors in the consumer price index. The results of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404246
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Automation, skills and the future of work : what do workers think?
Mulas Granados, Carlos; Varghese, Richard; Boranova, Vizhdan - 2019
We exploit a survey data set that contains information on how 11,000 workers across advanced and emerging market economies perceive the main forces shaping the future of work. In general, workers feel more positive than negative about automation, especially in emerging markets. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012155109
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A volatility and persistence-based core inflation
Silva Filho, Tito Nícias Teixeira da; Figueiredo, … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011282718