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Does financial activity cause economic growth?
Graff, Michael; Karmann, Alexander - 2001
structural equation path models is estimated. In the modeling part, poverty traps result from large fixed costs or high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305424
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Integrated Financial Supervision: an Institutional Perspective for the Philippines
Milo, Melanie S. - 2007
This paper looks at the issue of reforming financial regulatory structures from the New Institutional Economics perspective. In particular, it examines how the broader institutional environment prevailing in developing countries like the Philippines may affect the institutional arrangements for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429863
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Does financial activity cause economic growth?
Graff, Michael; Karmann, Alexander - Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Technische … - 2001
structural equation path models is estimated. In the modeling part, poverty traps result from large fixed costs or high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009226161
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Integrated Financial Supervision : An Institutional Perspective for the Philippines
Milo, Melanie S. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This paper looks at the issue of reforming financial regulatory structures from the New Institutional Economics perspective. In particular, it examines how the broader institutional environment prevailing in developing countries like the Philippines may affect the institutional arrangements for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363800
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Integrated Financial Supervision: an Institutional Perspective for the Philippines
Milo, Melanie S. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2007
This paper looks at the issue of reforming financial regulatory structures from the New Institutional Economics perspective. In particular, it examines how the broader institutional environment prevailing in developing countries like the Philippines may affect the institutional arrangements for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005785252
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Convergence in institutions and market outcomes: cross-country and time-series evidence from the business environment and enterprise performance surveys in transition economies
Mitra, Pradeep; Muravyev, Alexander; Schaffer, Mark E. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2009
This paper uses firm-level data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Surveys to study the process of convergence of transition countries with developed market economies. The study focuses on competition and market structure, finance and the structure of lending to firms, and...
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Do Inflows or Outflows Dominate? Global Implications of Capital Account Liberalization in China
Bayoumi, Tamim; Ohnsorge, Franziska - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper assesses the implications of Chinese capital account liberalization for capital flows. Stylized facts from capital account liberalization in advanced and large emerging market economies illustrate that capital account liberalization has historically generated large gross capital in-...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790306
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Searching for the Finance-Growth Nexus in Libya
Cevik, Serhan; Rahmati, Mohammad - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper investigates the causal relationship between financial development and economic growth in Libya during the period 1970–2010. The empirical results vary with estimation methodology and model specification, but indicate the lack of long-run relationship between financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790327
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Informal Funds Transfer Systems; An Analysis of the Informal Hawala System
Qorchi, Mohammed El; Maimbo, Samuel Munzele; Wilson, John F. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there has been increased public interest in informal funds transfer (IFT) systems. This paper examines the informal hawala system, an IFT system found predominantly in the Middle East and South Asia. The paper examines the historical and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590949
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Mexico; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This Selected Issues paper on Mexico presents econometric investigation of the cyclical determinants of remittances to … Mexico. The aggregate U.S. business cycle is not necessarily relevant for remittances. Remittances to Mexico do show a ….S. construction sector seem to be especially important as well as remittances for certain regions of Mexico with high rates of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242498