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Assessing spill-over effects of US monetary policy and macroeconomic announcements on financial markets in Argentina
Hayo, Bernd; Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2008
helps to reduce money market volatility during the financial crisis in Argentina. …
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Weighing up the Credit-to-GDP gap: A cautionary note
Karagedikli, Özer; Rummel, Ole J. - 2020
It has been argued that credit-to-GDP gaps (credit gap) are useful early warning indicators for banking crises. In addition, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has also advocated using these gaps - estimated using a one-sided Hodrick-Prescott filter with a smoothing parameter of 400,000...
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The heterogeneity of default costs: Evidence from recent sovereign debt crises
Jorra, Markus - 2011
This paper examines the costs of recent sovereign defaults using synthetic control methods, a novel econometric technique based on comparative case studies. Evidence on the effects of debt crises is thus presented on a case-by-case basis, uncovering large variations in country-specific...
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Økonomi og økonomer i UiOs historie: Fra Knut Wicksells dissens i 1910 til framstøtet mot Thorstein Veblen I 1920
Bjerkholt, Olav - 2012
Artikkelen redegjør innledningsvis for opprettelsen av statsøkonomisk eksamen i 1905 - den viktigste begivenhet i økonomifagets utvikling ved universitetet i de første 100 år av dets historie - og behandler deretter begivenheter som utspilte seg i 1910-20. I 1910 ble det for annen gang i...
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Økonomi og økonomer i UiOs historie: Professorkonkurransen 1876 - 77
Bjerkholt, Olav - 2012
Artikkelen behandler begivenheter som utspilte seg i 1876-77. I Stortinget ble det fremmet forslag om opprettelse av et professorat i statsøkonomi og statistikk. Forslaget fikk tilslutning av et stort flertall og etter Kongens godkjenning ble det umiddelbart satt ut i livet. Dette var det...
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A turning point in the development of Norwegian economics: The establishment of the University Institute of Economics in 1932
Bjerkholt, Olav - 2000
A confluence of circumstances led to the foundation of the University Institute of Economics in Oslo in 1932. Ragnar … Frisch was the kingpin in this development. After having been appointed professor of economics and statistics by an unusual … Rockefeller Foundation. The outcome was of major importance for the development of economics and empirical social science in …
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Samfunnsøkonomen Schweigaard
Mehlum, Halvor - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285550
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Economic page turners
Frank, Björn - 2011
economics, but also about writing techniques. Their authors know how to build up suspense, i.e., they make readers want to know …
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