This paper examines the determinants of the volatility in growth rates, seeking to expand on a very limited literature … which has focused almost exclusively on financial determinants of volatility. An analysis of 41 variables and their effects … on growth volatility yields some surprising results: the relationship between financial sophistication and volatility is …

The volatility of exchange rates leads to a reduction of international trade volumes, especially in emerging economies … flows, which comes timely after the increased volatility between the Euro and Arab national currencies during the last few … exchange rate volatility on trade using monthly time series for the last ten years from 2000 up to 2011. By means of a Vector …