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and the volatility of the main capital flows - foreign direct investment (FDI), portfolio investment, and foreign bank …
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The Eastern enlargement of the European Union (EU) is likely to give a further boost to trade and capital flows, yet … determinants of international asset holdings and trade flows. We find in most regressions that EU membership has a significant … candidates actual values are still far below expected ones in most cases. Consequently, we anticipate rising capital and trade …
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One key focus of the on-going debate on the integration of international financial markets have been measures to lengthen the maturity of foreign debt, as short-term debt is typically considered to be highly volatile. The transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe are one group of...
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One key focus of the on-going debate on the integration of international financial markets have been measures to lengthen the maturity of foreign debt. Short-term debt is typically considered to be volatile and thus a potential trigger of currency crises. In contrast to the vivid policy debate...
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section estimates show that short- and long-term assets are highly correlated with foreign trade links but not necessarily … with variables capturing regulatory restrictions. Trade activities are more important in explaining claims on banks versus …
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Developing countries are constrained in financing current account deficits as real capital mobility is still far from perfect. At the same time, capital flows to these countries proved to be extremely volatile. The paper argues that the long-term problem of "too little" should not be confused...
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Recent initiatives to hold back cross-border mergers and acquisitions for ‘strategic’ reasons have made headline news. We discuss whether the initiatives may mark the start of a new protectionist era. We argue that standard globalization indicators show no such signs. However, an increasing...
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