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Stock Exchange Markets in Hong Kong: Structure and Main Problems
Pauluzzo, Rubens; Geretto, Enrico - In: Transition Studies Review 20 (2013) 1, pp. 33-48
With reference to a previous analysis of the characteristics and morphology of the stock markets of Mainland China (Shanghai and Shenzhen), the study aims at completing the overview of the main Asian stock exchanges (excluding Japan), by examining the Hong Kong stock exchange. After a review of...
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Does Hong Kong government intervention stabilise the stock market? Analysis of the trading volume and volatility
Su, Yuli; Yip, Yewmun - In: Global Business and Economics Review 9 (2007) 1, pp. 38-61
daily trading volume for the 33 stocks involved, which, in turn, leads to a reduction in volatility in the stock market … have additional effects on the volatility of stock returns for the majority of the Hang Seng Index component stocks. On the … other hand, over a longer horizon, an increase in volatility is observed despite a decline in trading volume. Our results …
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Does Hong Kong government intervention stabilise the stock market? Analysis of the trading volume and volatility
Su, Yuli; Yip, Yewmun - In: Global Business and Economics Review 9 (2007) 1, pp. 38-61
daily trading volume for the 33 stocks involved, which, in turn, leads to a reduction in volatility in the stock market … have additional effects on the volatility of stock returns for the majority of the Hang Seng Index component stocks. On the … other hand, over a longer horizon, an increase in volatility is observed despite a decline in trading volume. Our results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008538926
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The fading productivity of schooling in East Asia.
Gundlach, Erich; Wößmann, Ludger - Kiel Institute for the World Economy - 2001
We estimate changes in the productivity of schooling for six East Asian countries. Our productivity measure is based on changes in the relative price of schooling. A rising price of schooling relative to other labor-intensive service sectors should indicate declining relative schooling...
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The Financial Crisis in Japan – Are There Similarities to the Current Situation?
Mayr, Johannes - In: CESifo Forum 9 (2008) 4, pp. 64-68
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International Capital Crunches; The Time-Varying Role of Informational Asymmetries
Mody, Ashoka; Taylor, Mark P. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
We examine the determinants of capital flows to four developing countries during the 1990s using an explicitly disequilibrium econometric framework in which the supply and demand for capital are not necessarily equal and the actual amount of the flow is determined by the ‘short side’ of the...
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Real and Financial Sector Linkages in China and India
Aziz, Jahangir - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
In the spirit of what is known as business cycle accounting, this paper finds that the investment wedge-the gap between household's rate of intertemporal substitution and the marginal product of capital-is large and quantitatively significant in explaining China's and India's growth. Specific...
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Japan; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion.
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Japan’s external position remains strong. Boosted by investment income, the current account surplus widened in 2006 to nearly 4 percent of Japan’s GDP, despite a shrinking trade balance. Financial outflows also picked up, reflecting...
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Taxing Financial Transactions; Issues and Evidence
Matheson, Thornton - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
In reaction to the recent financial crisis, increased attention has recently been given to financial transaction taxes (FTTs) as a means of (1) raising revenue for a variety of possible purposes and/or (2) helping to curb financial market excesses. This paper reviews existing theory and evidence...
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What Drives House Prices in Australia? A+L4584 Cross-Country Approach
Wang, Shengzu; Tumbarello, Patrizia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
This paper analyzes the factors driving house prices in Australia from a cross-country perspective using several approaches. It uses a cointegration technique to estimate the long-run equilibrium house prices in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada and assesses the extent of a possible...
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