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the effects of FDI on productivity. In a third time, we try to link the two leverage factors; in order to determine the … impact of exchange rate policies on flows of FDI (and productivity). The originality of our approach lies to two levels …: Concerning the relationship FDI - exchange rate policy, we propose a misalignment estimate, which is defined as the deviation of …
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Starting in 2004 the Guyanese foreign exchange rate has been remarkably stable relative to earlier periods. This paper explores the reasons for the stability of the rate. First, the degree of concentration in the foreign exchange market has increased, thus making the task of moral suasion...
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Indeed, the specification of equilibrium in the world economy depends on the exchange rate regime and thus, the early contributions to the postwar literature on exchange rate economics are to a large extent concerened with the role of speculation in foreign exchange markets. However, the world...
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Backus, Kehoe and Kydland (BKK 1992) showed that if international capital markets are complete, consumption growth correlations across countries should be higher than their corresponding output growth correlations. In stark contrast to the theory, however, in actual data the consumption growth...
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We present empirical evidence on the business cycle relationship between nominal and real effective exchange rate, real GDP, consumption, investment, export, import and general government debt for a group of ten countries from the Central and Eastern Europe. We apply cross-correlation on...
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The massive stocks of foreign exchange reserves, mostly held in the form of U.S. T-Bonds by emerging economies, are still an important puzzle. Why do emerging economies continue to willingly loan to the United States despite the low rates of return? We propose that a dynamic general equilibrium...
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This paper investigates the determinants of FDI in Nigeria, which is poor in terms of income but rich in natural … this paper re-examine the factors determining FDI inflow to Nigeria in this globalized era. The economic activity of the … clearly ensure that FDI inflow to Nigeria is resource-seeking FDI and market size has no role that contradicts our earlier …
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This paper investigates the recent surge of FDI in Nigeria, which is poor in terms of income but rich in natural … resources. This study examines empirically whether FDI is resource seeking in Nigeria and its determining factors. Applying time … series technique this paper observes that FDI flow to Nigeria is resource-seeking FDI during 1970-2006. In long run, the …
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investment (FDI). In this regard, time series data on annual basis has been collected for the period 1985–2010 and an Augmented … FDI but exchange rate shows negative impact in this regard. The coefficient ECM is negative and significant, which means …, the country should concentrate on the ingredients of this study so that it could attract more FDI as compared to the other …
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The long run relationship between current account balance (CAB) and capital account balance (KAB) and the repercussions of capital account convertibility (KAC) on growth process of a country is a much debated issue. In particular, in the aftermath of the Southeast Asian crisis, the limitation of...
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