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The Role of History in Bilateral Trade Flows

Eichengreen, Barry; Irwin, Douglas A. - 2021

This paper investigates the theory and evidence that history plays a role in shaping the direction of international trade. Because there are reasons to anticipate a positive correlation between the predominant direction of trade flows in the past and membership in preferential arrangements in...

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When Fast Growing Economies Slow Down : International Evidence and Implications for China

Eichengreen, Barry - 2011

, a level that China should achieve by or soon after 2015. Among our more provocative findings is that growth slowdowns …

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The External Impact of China's Exchange Rate Policy : Evidence from Firm Level Data

Eichengreen, Barry - 2011

's processing exports. Stock prices rise for firms competing with China in their home market while falling for firms importing … China's exchange rate policy in 2005 and 2010 and data on 6,050 firms in 44 countries. Renminbi appreciation has a positive … effect on firms exporting to China but little positive or even a negative impact on those providing inputs for China …

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Current Account Reversals : Always a Problem?

Eichengreen, Barry - 2012

and pre-World War I gold standard eras …

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When Did the Dollar Overtake Sterling as the Leading International Currency? Evidence from the Bond Markets

Chitu, Livia - 2012

This paper offers new evidence on the emergence of the dollar as the leading international currency, focusing on its role as currency of denomination in global bond markets. We show that the dollar overtook sterling much earlier than commonly supposed, as early as in 1929. Financial market...

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International Policy Coordination : The Long View

Eichengreen, Barry - 2013

This paper places current efforts at international economic policy coordination in historical perspective. It argues that successful cooperation is most likely in four sets of circumstances. First, when it centers on technical issues. Second, when cooperation is institutionalized - when...

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A Forensic Analysis of Global Imbalances

Chinn, Menzie David - 2013

reduction. For China, financial development might help shrink its current account surplus, but only when it is coupled with …

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International Financial Crises and the Multilateral Response : What the Historical Record Shows

Barkbu, Bergljot - 2013

We review the modern history of financial crises, providing a context for analyses of the world's recent bout of …

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The Global Productivity Slump : Common and Country-Specific Factors

Eichengreen, Barry - 2015

Productivity growth is slowing around the world. In 2014, according to the Conference Board's Total Economy Data Base …

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Cables, Sharks and Servers : Technology and the Geography of the Foreign Exchange Market

Eichengreen, Barry - 2016

global turnover of London, the world's largest trading venue, by as much as one-third …

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