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The Political Economy of the COVID-19 Fiscal Stimulus Packages of 2020

Aizenman, Joshua; Jinjarak, Yothin; Nguyen, Hien Thi Kim; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Almost all countries announced fiscal support programs once COVID-19 hit. However, there was significant diversity in the magnitude and composition of these fiscal stimulus programs. These differences were determined by myriad political, financial, social, and economic factors - these factors...

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Takeoffs

Aizenman, Joshua - 2007

This paper identifies factors associated with takeoff -- a sustained period of high growth following a period of stagnation. We examine a panel of 241 "stagnation episodes" from 146 countries, 54 % of these episodes are followed by takeoffs. Countries that experience takeoffs average 2.3% annual...

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Managing Volatility and Crises : A Practitioner's Guide Overview

Aizenman, Joshua - 2004

This overview introduces and summarizes the findings of a practical volume on managing volatility and crises. The interest in these topics stems from the growing recognition that non-linearities tend to magnify the impact of economic volatility leading to large output and economic growth costs,...

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Macroeconomic Adjustment and the History of Crises in Open Economies

Aizenman, Joshua - 2012

In contrast, we find that past crisis experience has a significant impact on savings. When facing considerable political risk, the past does seem to matter - countries with more people who were exposed, over their lifetime, to larger disasters will tend to save more. This association, however,...

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Capital Flow Types, External Financing Needs, and Industrial Growth : 99 countries, 1991-2007

Aizenman, Joshua - 2011

We examine the differential impact of portfolio debt, portfolio equity, and FDI inflows on 37 manufacturing industries … cross-sectional regressions of manufacturing industries' growth rates covering 17 years. Net portfolio debt inflows are … industries. Equity inflows exhibited economically significant positive impact on the growth of financially constrained industries …

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