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An alternative theoretical setting is presented to characterise the money demand and the monetary equilibrium. Two main hypotheses are stated that contradict the assumptions normally sustained by scholars and policy-makers: National output is assumed to be a random variable, and people are...
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We examine how the fluctuations in financial and housing markets in U.S. affect the asset returns and GDP in Hong Kong. In contrast to the results from linear specifications, which concludes that the U.S. and Hong Kong are virtually delinked in terms of the asset markets, our regime-switching...
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The study presented main features of possible currency options which can be potentially adopted by Zimbabwe in the aftermath of multi-currency regime. The currency options analyzed are dollarization, joining the CMA and re-introduction of the Zimbabwe dollar (Z$). The proposed management systems...
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The aim of this work is to present in a systematic way elements around the debate on the persistence of a central bank arrangement, currency boards or the Dollarization option. In some special circumstances, both later arrangements could be desirable. They are not a universal panacea in the way...
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Summary. This is an extended working paper version of the paper that appeared in Economic Theory. It paper compares the merits of alternative exchange rate regimes in small open economies where financial intermediaries perform a real allocative function, there are multiple reserve requirements,...
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This paper discusses that a lot of the debate on selecting an exchange rate regime misses the time. It begins explaining the standard theory of choice between exchange rate regimes, and then explores the fragilities in this theory, specifically when this is applied to emerging economies. Next...
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Currency board (CB) was a corner solution for Argentine hyperinflation, however its balance is controversial. How does a CB work as a long run regime? After evaluating the result of ten years CB regime, we obtain important lessons for a monetary union and for dollarization proposals. We discuss:...
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The Republic of Bulgaria has been a Member State of the European Union since 2007. Its economic development has been …) continues to erode the growth potential. GDP per capita is 47% of EU28 (2012). In 2012 R&D spending in Bulgaria grew in absolute …. The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 of the World Economic Forum ranks Bulgaria 97th of a total of 144 countries in …
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claims. An identification and analysis of third parties quality labelling schemes in Bulgaria is presented. Discussion … practices in Bulgaria. …
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The author outlines that gender segregation in employment are relatively new for Bulgaria, and there are not many … Bulgaria in particular, the percentage of employed in the “unregistered/grey sector” is not low, since according to same …
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