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Financial Openness and Business Cycle Volatility
Pierdzioch, Christian; Döpke, Jörg; Buch, Claudia M. - 2002
This paper discusses whether the integration of international financial markets affects business cycle fluctuations. In the framework of a new open economy macro-model, we show that the link between financial openness and business cycle volatility depends on the nature of the underlying shock....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260514
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Multinational firms and new protectionisms
Buch, Claudia M.; Kleinert, Jörn - 2007
. We discuss whether the initiatives may mark the start of a new protectionist era. We argue that standard globalization … against the globalization process. We discuss the benefits of globalization benefits in terms of lower prices for consumers, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269723
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The international transmission of monetary policy
Buch, Claudia M.; Bussière, Matthieu; Goldberg, Linda S.; … - 2018
This paper presents the novel results from an internationally coordinated project by the International Banking Research Network (IBRN) on the cross-border transmission of conventional and unconventional monetary policy through banks. Teams from seventeen countries use confidential micro-banking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012144688
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The Integration of Imperfect Financial Markets: Implications for Business Cycle Volatility
Buch, Claudia M.; Pierdzioch, Christian - 2003
During the last two decades, the degree of openness of national financial systems has increased substantially. At the same time, asymmetries in information and other financial market frictions have remain prevalent. We study both empirically and theoretically the implications of the opening up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260621
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Low skill but high volatility?
Buch, Claudia M.; Pierdzioch, Christian - 2009
Globalization may impose a double-burden on low-skilled workers. On the one hand, the relative supply of low … test the predictions of the model. Our results show that greater financial globalization and development increases the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271862
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Are 'new' donors different? Comparing the allocation of bilateral aid between non-DAC and DAC donor
Dreher, Axel; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Thiele, Rainer - 2010
Major DAC donors are widely criticized for weak targeting of aid, selfish aid motives and insufficient coordination. The emergence of an increasing number of new donors may further complicate the coordination of international aid efforts. On the other hand, new donors (many of which were aid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302719
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Less aid proliferation and more donor coordination? The wide gap between words and deeds
Aldasoro, Iñaki; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Thiele, Rainer - 2009
We present a two-step approach of assessing whether major donors of foreign aid have met recent demands for less proliferated and better coordinated aid efforts. First, we calculate Theil indices revealing the concentration of each donor's aid on recipient countries and specific aid sectors....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265231
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Shooting the messenger of good news: a critical look at the World Bank's success story of effective aid
Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2002
In a report presented at the UN Conference on Financing for Development in March 2002, the World Bank claims that the … policies. However, the World Bank's success story rests on an extremely weak foundation: First, the institution's contribution … the distribution of World Bank financing. Second, the picture portrayed in the report takes a bad turn if only two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265537
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Are 'new' donors different? Comparing the allocation of bilateral aid between non-DAC and DAC donor countries
Dreher, Axel; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Thiele, Rainer - 2010
Major DAC donors are widely criticized for weak targeting of aid, selfish aid motives and insufficient coordination. The emergence of an increasing number of new donors may further complicate the coordination of international aid efforts. On the other hand, new donors (many of which were aid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278173
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Are new donors different? Comparing the allocation of bilateral aid between non-DAC and DAC donor countries
Dreher, Axel; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Thiele, Rainer - 2010
Major DAC donors are widely criticized for weak targeting of aid, selfish aid motives and insufficient coordination. The emergence of an increasing number of new donors may further complicate the coordination of international aid efforts. On the other hand, new donors (many of which were aid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278175