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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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Auswirkungen von Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrisen auf die wirtschaftliche Entscheidungsfreiheit
Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Haan, Jakob de; Zandberg, Eelco - In: KOF Analysen 3 (2009) 4, pp. 51-64
Entscheidungsfreiheit («economic freedom») ausüben. Die Analyse beruht einerseits auf einer Fallstudie der skandinavischen Bankenkrise der … Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass im Nachgang zu einer Banken- bzw. Finanzkrise der Grad der Wirtschaftsfreiheit auf kürzere … Frist abnimmt, längerfristig aber eher ansteigt. Demgegenüber führt eine Wirtschaftskrise, d.h. eine hohe «Produktionslücke …
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Macroprudential Policy; What Instruments and How to Use them? Lessons From Country Experiences
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This paper provides the most comprehensive empirical study of the effectiveness of macroprudential instruments to date. Using data from 49 countries, the paper evaluates the effectiveness of macroprudential instruments in reducing systemic risk over time and across institutions and markets. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369434
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Government Involvement in Corporate Debt Restructuring; Case Studies From the Great Recession
Grigorian, David A.; Raei, Faezeh - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
The paper examines recent episodes of government involvement in corporate debt restructurings. It argues that corporate debt restructuring is an important step toward recovery from a financial crisis. We then discuss the rationale for, and modalities of, the state intervention in corporate debt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727803
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On the road to financial Shangri-La - what happened?
Sporkin, Stanley - In: International Journal of Economics and Accounting 4 (2013) 1, pp. 22-25
It has been several decades since I served as an Enforcement Director at the SEC, however, the recent turmoil in the financial markets that led to a worldwide recession bear an uncanny resemblance to events in times long gone. The unchecked excesses of bankers and corporate executives today are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669455
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Indonesia; Anatomy of a Banking Crisis
Kovanen, Arto; Frécaut, Olivier; Baldwin, Barbara E.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This study looks at the first two years of the banking crisis that erupted in Indonesia in late 1997. It finds that the banking sector was weak at the outset, and that governance problems intensified the crisis and seriously delayed its resolution. Although a strategy was put in place over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826629
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The Late 1990's Financial Crisis in Ecuador; Institutional Weaknesses, Fiscal Rigidities, and Financial Dollarization At Work
Jácome, Luis Ignacio - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper stresses three factors that amplified the 1990s financial crisis in Ecuador, namely institutional weaknesses, rigidities in public finances, and high financial dollarization. Institutional factors restricted the government's ability to respond in a timely manner and efficiently enough...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769178
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Lessons and Policy Implications From the Global Financial Crisis
Claessens, Stijn; Laeven, Luc; Igan, Deniz; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
increasingly financially integrated world. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519478
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Estimating the Shape of Economic Crises under Heterogeneity
Dovern, Jonas; Jannsen, Nils - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2009
During the ongoing financial crisis the analysis of similar historical crises has gained more and more attention among economic researchers and forecasters. Existing studies, however, do not tackle the immense heterogeneity that is present in cross-country samples in a formal and consistent way....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005012878
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Liberalization, Prudential Supervision, and Capital Requirements; The Policy Trade-Offs
Ribakova, Elina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
While deregulated financial markets and strong competition are commonly viewed as prerequisites for successful economic development, recent empirical evidence suggests that financial liberalization, if not well phased, can lead to costly financial crises. This paper focuses on the roles of...
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