Using a reduced form binary econometric model, we analyze the determinants of pharmaceutical companies entry decisions into new submarkets. Our sample includes data for pharmaceutical companies over the period 1987-1998 for seven countries. Estimation is done both at the aggregate level and at a...

There is already a substantial literature documenting the fact that low yield currencies typically appreciate during times of global financial stress and behave as safe havens. The main objective of this paper is to find out what the fundamentals of safe haven currencies are. We analyse a large...

This paper critically reviews the theoretical basis for the provision of the global financial safety net (GFSN) and provide a comprehensive database covering four elements of the GFSN (foreign exchange reserves, IMF financing, central bank swap lines and regional financing arrangements) for over...