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Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change : A Cross-Country Analysis

Kahn, Matthew E. - 2019

world real GDP per capita by 7.22 percent by 2100. On the other hand, abiding by the Paris Agreement, thereby limiting the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480113

A Counterfactual Economic Analysis of Covid-19 Using a Threshold Augmented Multi-Country Model

Chudik, Alexander - 2020

observations. Our results show that the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to a significant fall in world output that is most likely long …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481159

Finance, inequality, and poverty : cross-country evidence

Beck, Thorsten - 2004

"While substantial research finds that financial development boosts overall economic growth, we study whether financial development disproportionately raises the incomes of the poor and alleviates poverty. Using a broad cross-country sample, we distinguish among competing theoretical predictions...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522996

Law and firms' access to finance

Beck, Thorsten - 2004

"This paper contributes to the literature on how a country's legal origin influences the operation of its financial system by using firm-level survey data on the obstacles that firms face in raising external finance. The paper assesses two channels through which legal origin may influence the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523108

COVID-19 Time-varying Reproduction Numbers Worldwide : An Empirical Analysis of Mandatory and Voluntary Social Distancing

Chudik, Alexander; Pesaran, M. Hashem; Rebucci, Alessandro - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

This paper estimates time-varying COVID-19 reproduction numbers worldwide solely based on the number of reported infected cases, allowing for under-reporting. Estimation is based on a moment condition that can be derived from an agent-based stochastic network model of COVID-19 transmission. The...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510508

Global Business Cycles and Credit Risk

Pesaran, M. Hashem - 2005

risk factors. Using a global vector autoregressive macroeconomic model accounting for about 80% of world output, we propose … risk factors are correlated with each other and the degree of dependence individual firms have to the different types of … a model for exploring credit risk diversification across industry sectors and across different countries or regions. We …

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SMEs, Growth, and Poverty

Beck, Thorsten - 2005

This paper explores the relationship between the relative size of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector, economic growth, and poverty alleviation using a new database on the share of SME labor in the total manufacturing labor force. Using a sample of 45 countries, we find a strong,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467461

Finance, Firm Size, and Growth

Beck, Thorsten - 2004

This paper examines whether financial development boosts the growth of small firms more than large firms and hence provides information on the mechanisms through which financial development fosters aggregate economic growth. We define an industry's technological firm size as the firm size...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467705

Finance, Inequality, and Poverty : Cross-Country Evidence

Beck, Thorsten - 2004

While substantial research finds that financial development boosts overall economic growth, we study whether financial development disproportionately raises the incomes of the poor and alleviates poverty. Using a broad cross-country sample, we distinguish among competing theoretical predictions...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467709

Law and Firms' Access to Finance

Beck, Thorsten - 2004

This paper contributes to the literature on how a country's legal origin influences the operation of its financial system by using firm-level survey data on the obstacles that firms face in raising external finance. The paper assesses two channels through which legal origin may influence the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012468004