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context of globalization-a term typically used to describe the phenomenon of growing international trade and financial …
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globalization (1985-2005), there has been some convergence of business cycle fluctuations among the group of industrial economies …
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in affecting developing countries’ experiences with financial globalization. …
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In theory, one of the main benefits of financial globalization is that it should allow for more efficient international … outcomes during the recent period of globalization. Developing countries have, by and large, been shut out of this benefit. The … why emerging markets have not been able to realize this presumed benefit of financial globalization. In particular, our …
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The literature on the benefits and costs of financial globalization for developing countries has exploded in recent … macroeconomic effects of financial globalization, in terms of both growth and volatility. Overall, our critical reading of the … financial globalization, but with many nuances. On the other hand, there is little systematic evidence to support widely cited …
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This paper examines the effect of the major Canada-U.S. trade agreements on the dynamics of business cycles and productivity in Canada. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its predecessor, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), have led to a substantial expansion of trade...
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This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the impact of NAFTA on growth and business cycles in Mexico. The effect of the agreement in spurring a dramatic increase in trade and financial flows between Mexico and its NAFTA partners, and its impact on Mexican economic growth and business...
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This paper studies the changes in world business cycles during 1960-2003. We employ a Bayesian dynamic latent factor … globalization period (1986-2003). The results indicate that the common (G-7) factor explains a larger fraction of output …, consumption, and investment volatility in the globalization period than in the BW period. These findings suggest that the degree …
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We examine the properties of house price fluctuations across 18 advanced economies over the past 40 years. We ask two specific questions: First, how synchronized are housing cycles across these countries? Second, what are the main shocks driving movements in global house prices? To address these...
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This presentation, from the RBD's Workshop on Methodologies for Regional Projects and Programs, summarizes the current context of regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. It includes the new drivers for integration and global and regional integration gaps which the region must...
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