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Capital controls and external debt term structure
Auernheimer, Leonardo (contributor) - 2005
In my dissertation, I explore the relationship between capital controls and the choiceof the maturity structure of external debt in a general equilibrium setup, incorporatingexplicitly the role of international lenders. I look at specific types of capital controlswhich take the form of...
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The Corporate Choice between Public Debt, Bank Loans, Traditional Private Debt Placements, and 144A Debt Issues
Arena, Matteo - 2010
The main purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of the corporate choice between different forms of debt financing. By analyzing the most comprehensive sample of U.S. corporate debt issues to date, I find that firms that issue 144A debt have significantly lower credit quality and...
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14.05 Intermediate Applied Macroeconomics, Fall 2002
Temin, Peter - 2002
Uses the tools of macroeconomics to study three macroeconomic policy problems in depth. Possible topics include long-run economic growth, the macroeconomics of the transition to a modern capitalist society, federal government surpluses and deficits, Social Security, the distribution of earnings...
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RISK AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN AGRICULTURE: HOW INCOME SHOCKS INFLUENCE FARM SIZE
Roberts, Michael J.; Key, Nigel D. - 2002
Farm-level Census data and county-level income shock data reveal that past unexpected income shocks affect the rate of change in average farm size. Average farm size increases more quickly in counties experiencing negative income shocks as compared to counties experiencing positive income...
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MARKET IMPERFECTIONS AND CLASS STRUCTURE: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA
Lovo, Stefania - 2008
Land and market imperfections shape the organization of agricultural production and lead to differentproduction regimes within rural farm households in South Africa. This paper presents a theoretical modelto explain the presence of three main households groups (classes) determined on the basis...
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Schooling, Capital Constraints and Entrepreneurial Performance
Praag, C.M. van; Parker, S.C. - 2004
To what extent is the performance of a small business venture, once started, affected by capital constraints at the time of inception and by the business founder's investment in human capital? We attempt to answer this question taking into account the potential endogeneity of human and financial...
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Consumption in Spain during the state of alert: an analysis based on payment card spending
González Mínguez, José Manuel; Urtasun Amann, Alberto; …
Artículo de revista ; In recent years, information on the usage of cards as a means of payment has been increasingly used as an indicator of private consumption. The advantages of such information include its daily frequency and the short time lag from the moment of spending until it becomes...
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Household debt and uncertainty : private consumption after the Great Recession
Estrada García, Angel; Garrote Sánchez, Daniel; … - 2014
Las familias de buena parte de los países desarrollados venían aumentando su endeudamiento desde los años ochenta, y este proceso se aceleró significativamente en los años previos a la Gran Recesión. Al mismo tiempo, durante ese periodo se produjo una disminución de su tasa de ahorro....
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The mediating effects of perceived quality and risk on purchase intentions between prototypical and me-too brands
Quintal, Vanessa; Sims, Daniel - 2009
users comprised young adults, a survey was administered to a general student population at three universities in Australia …
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On-farm quality assurance in the redmeat industry of Australia
Kennedy, Anna - 2006
A series of on-farm quality assurance schemes for red meat producers across Australia were developed in the late 1990s … in Australia, indicating that the larger than average producers were implementing quality assurance. Based on previous … producers (22% of certified Flockcare producers) across Australia were initially approached. A total of 382 adopter surveys were …
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