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Macroeconomic Volatility in Latin America : A View and Three Case Studies
Caballero, Ricardo J. - 2000
better economic environment. In this paper I review these sources through the recent experiences of Argentina, Chile and … Mexico …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470968
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Global Trends in Income Inequality and Income Dynamics : New Insights from GRID
Guvenen, Fatih; Pistaferri, Luigi; Violante, Giovanni L. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
The Global Repository of Income Dynamics (GRID) is a new open-access, cross- country database that contains a wide range of micro statistics on income inequality, dynamics, and mobility. It has four key characteristics: it is built on micro panel data drawn from administrative records; it fully...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013388880
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Cross Sectional Facts for Macroeconomists
Krueger, Dirk - 2009
cycle, of several dimensions of economic inequality, including wages, labor earnings, income, consumption, and wealth. After … emphasis on cross-country comparisons. Most, but not all, countries experienced substantial increases in wages and earnings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463095
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Ginis in General Equilibrium : Trade, Technology and Southern Inequality
Zhu, Susan Chun - 2001
Within developing and newly industrialized countries, rising wage inequality is both common and highly correlated with export growth. This is incompatible with the Stolper-Samuelson theorem, but suggestive of a role for technological catch-up. We develop this insight using a model that features...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470273
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Exchange Rate Regimes, Capital Flows and Crisis Prevention
Edwards, Sebastian - 2001
In this paper I analyze, within the context of the new 'financial architecture,' the relationship between exchange rate regimes, capital flows and currency crises in emerging economies. The paper draws on lessons learned during the 1990s, and deals with some of the most important policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470189
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Interest Rates, Contagion and Capital Controls
Edwards, Sebastian - 2000
In this paper I analyze several issues related to contagion,' including its definition, recent experiences, alternative channels at work, and possible prevention mechanisms. The discussion deals with the macroeconomics implications of contagion, and concentrates on the relationship between the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470949
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Foreign and Domestic Bank Participation in Emerging Markets : Lessons from Mexico and Argentina
Goldberg, Linda - 2000
studying bank-specific data on lending by domestically- and foreign-owned banks in Argentina and Mexico. We find that foreign … credit growth during crisis periods. In Argentina, the loan portfolios of foreign and domestic privately-owned banks are … similar, and lending rates analogously respond to aggregate demand fluctuations. In Mexico, foreign and domestic banks with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471047
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Contagion and Volatility with Imperfect Credit Markets
Agenor, Pierre-Richard - 1997
This paper interprets contagion effects as a perceived increase (triggered by events occurring elsewhere) in the volatility of aggregate shocks impinging on the domestic economy. The implications of this approach are analyzed in a model with two types of credit market imperfections: domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012472734
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Real Effects of Exchange Rate-Based Stabilization : An Analysis of Competing Theories
Rebelo, Sergio - 1995
rigidities in wages or prices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473682
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Speculative Attacks and Models of Balance-of-Payments Crises
Agenor, Pierre-Richard - 1991
This paper reviews recent developments in the theoretical and empirical analysis of balance-of-payments crises. A simple analytical model highlighting the process leading to such crises is first developed. The basic framework is then extended to deal with a variety of issues, such as:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012475069