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costs and an increase in local lending; (2) domestic banks more exposed to international capital markets transmit the GFC …
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This paper quantifies the welfare impact of a permanent increase in the level of per capita income brought about by a temporary increase in the growth rate of GDP per capita following capital account liberalization. In the immediate aftermath of liberalization, and under a range of assumptions,...
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. The reforms developing countries need to institute to make their economies safe for international asset trade are the same …
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This paper examines the new trends in research on capital flows fueled by the 2007-2009 Global Crisis. Previous studies on capital flows focused on current-account imbalances and net capital flows. The Global Crisis changed that. The onset of this crisis was preceded by a dramatic increase in...
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We explore the interplay between trade invoicing patterns and the pricing of safe assets in different currencies. Our theory highlights the following points: 1) a currency's role as a unit of account for invoicing decisions is complementary to its role as a safe store of value; 2) this...
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In this paper, we examine the IMF's role in maintaining the access of emerging market economies to international …
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The last few years have seen a significant re-evaluation of the models used to analyze crises in emerging markets. Recent models typically stress financial constraints or distorted financial incentives. While this certainly represents progress, these models share a weakness with the earlier...
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In this paper we document three credit market imperfections prevalent in middle income countries that can help explain the boom-bust cycles as well as other macroeconomic patterns observed at higher frequencies across these countries. These imperfections are: the existence of financing...
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. International debt issuances are substantially more common than equity, accounting for over 90% of the international security issues …, and about 20% of all public debt issues. In contrast, international equity issues account for about 4.4% of all … international security issues, and about 6% of all equity issues during our sample period. Market timing considerations appear to be …
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index number formula. The great variation in relative prices and quantities in the international context means that the …
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