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International risk-sharing and the transmission of productivity shocks
Corsetti, Giancarlo; Dedola, Luca; Leduc, Sylvain - 2004
the international transmission of productivity improvements generate the observed degree of risk-sharing: one associated … effcient risk-sharing, negatively correlated with cross-country consumption ratios. This paper shows that incomplete asset … transmission pattern, questioning the presumption that terms-of-trade movements foster international risk-pooling. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009636531
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Growth expectations, capital flows and international risk sharing
Castrén, Olli; Miller, Marcus; Stiegert, Roger - 2003
shock affecting only one country. Efficient global risk-sharing imply that expected productivity gains in one country will … for the productivity gains can further increase the risk exposure of foreign shareholders. The model is calibrated to show … international equity transactions that accentuate the role of international risk sharing as a factor for the macroeconomic response …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009635970
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Thematic Global Evaluation of European Commission Support to agricultural commodities in ACP countries : Final Report ; Volume 1: Main report
Aide à la Décision Economique, … - 2012
This evaluation covers European Commission support to agricultural commodities in all Africa Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries over the period 2000-2009 in the context of the policies and approaches laid down in two Communications that set out the European Union’s (EU) Action Plan for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011799378
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Families and childcare services - Conference report
Bennett, John - 2008
This report presents the conclusions from a seminar on families and childcare services held in Ankara, Turkey, on 5 June 2008. The seminar was organised by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), in cooperation with the Turkish Ministry of Labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998831
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Public sector efficiency
Afonso, António; Schuknecht, Ludger; Tanzi, Vito - 2003
We compute public sector performance (PSP) and efficiency (PSE) indicators, comprising a composite and seven sub-indicators, for 23 industrialised countries. The first four sub-indicators are u0093opportunityu0094 indicators that take into account administrative, education and health outcomes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009635959
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Current accounts dynamics in OECD and EU acceding countries
Bussière, Matthieu; Fratzscher, Marcel; Müller, Gernot J. - 2004
The paper extends the standard intertemporal model of the current account to include two important stylised facts: (1) the persistence of current account positions and (2) the relevance of the fiscal balance. Specifically, the paper derives a closed form solution for consumption in the presence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009636534
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Institutions and service employment
Messina, Julián - 2004
We live in a service economy, but the extent of development of service employment differs across developed countries. This paper assesses the role of structural factors and institutions in explaining the common patterns and main differences in the recent expansion of service employment in OECD...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009636543
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Optimal dynamic risk sharing when enforcement is a decision variable
Koeppl, Thorsten V. - 2003
decision problem of using self-governance for risk sharing or governance through enforcement provided by these institutions … prevent first-best risk sharing, but never optimal to provide incentives exclusively via this technology. Commitment problems …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009635888
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Late lessons from early warnings
Gee, David (contributor); Guedes Vaz, Sofia (contributor);  … - Europäische Umweltagentur; European Environment Agency - 2002
This report is about gathering information on the hazards raised by human economic activities and its use in taking action to protect better the environment and the health of the species and ecosystems that are dependent on it. The study aims to contribute to better and more accessible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009635974
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Späte Lehren aus frühen Warnungen
Gee, David (contributor); Guedes Vaz, Sofia (contributor);  … - Europäische Umweltagentur; European Environment Agency - 2002
This report is about gathering information on the hazards raised by human economic activities and its use in taking action to protect better the environment and the health of the species and ecosystems that are dependent on it. The study aims to contribute to better and more accessible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009636105