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process of financial globalization. Our central findings indicate that policies promoting financial sector development …, institutional quality, and trade openness appear to help developing countries derive the benefits of globalization. Similarly, sound … unavoidable inherent tensions in evaluating the risks and benefits associated with financial globalization. In the light of these …
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Illicit financial flows (IFFs) not only deprive developing countries of domestic resources for development, but also pose a continuing challenge for sustained growth, governance, and effective social justice. This paper provides theoretical and empirical evidence on this growing concern for the...
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history of the first era of financial globalization (1880-1914) for new insights. Based on a newly compiled data set, we test …, but no longer does so today. Unlike its historical predecessor, the current wave of financial globalization has not …
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growths on average relative to the rest of the world (ROW). This is earned even though the US is relatively insulated against …
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We document the recent phenomenon of uphill flows of capital from nonindustrial to industrial countries and analyze whether this pattern of capital flows has hurt growth in nonindustrial economies that export capital. Surprisingly, we find that there is a positive correlation between current...
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Cross-country regressions suggest little connection from foreign capital inflows to more rapid economic growth for developing countries and emerging markets. This suggests that the lack of domestic savings is not the primary constraint on growth in these economies, as implicitly assumed in the...
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There are significant effects of changing demographics on economic indicators: growth in GDP especially, but also the current account balance and gross capital formation. The 15-24 age group appears to be one of the key age groups in these effects, with increases in that age group exerting...
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The economics profession seems to increasingly endorse the existence of a strongly negative nonlinear effect of public debt on economic growth. Reinhart and Rogoff (2010) were the first to point out that a public debt-to-GDP ratio higher than 90% of GDP is associated with considerably lower...
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degree of international financial integration around the world, many countries especially developing countries are now trying …
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There are significant effects of changing demographics on economic indicators: growth in GDP especially, but also the current account balance and gross capital formation. The 15-24 age group appears to be one of the key age groups in these effects, with increases in that age group exerting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155560