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This study addresses the potential trade-off between inflation and exchange rate targeting in former transition … (EMU). Among this group of countries, some implemented inflation targeting regimes. These countries may face increasing …). Against this background, the study analyzes the choice of inflation targets using panel data techniques (Chapter 2), the (de …
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This paper is concerned with the determinants of international steam-coal trade. Most work in projecting coal trade has been either qualitative (a consensus of experts) or, if quantitative, has been based on competitive spatial-equilibrium models. Unfortunately, the competitive model of trade...
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There is a general recognition that there are deficiencies in the Mundell-Fleming model. Nonetheless, Rose [2000] has stated that Mundell was the first to exposit the Policy Trilemma, which identifies an intrinsic incompatibility among: high capital mobility, fixed exchange rates, and monetary...
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root of different inflation rates in Europe including the EU-27. Among others, we study the structural and cyclical factors … important drivers of inflation rates in an enlarged Europe. House prices matter to some extent in the euro area, whereas the … descriptive statistics. Subsequently, we set out the possible mismatches between price level convergence and inflation rates …
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This paper studies the impact of European bank mergers and acquisitions on changes in key safety and soundness measures of both acquirers and targets. We find that capitalization, profitability and liquidity show signs of statistically and economically signifi cant mean reversion for acquirers....
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En este estudio investigamos los determinantes de las emisiones denominadas en dólares de deuda a largo plazo por parte de la banca europea. Para ello empleamos una base de datos que permite explorar los factores que, según la literatura, explican las emisiones en moneda extranjera. Incluimos...
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Este documento es uno de los primeros en investigar los determinantes en la emisión de bonos por parte de las entidades bancarias europeas. Utilizamos una base de datos única de en torno a 50.000 bonos emitidos por 63 bancos de 14 países europeos para comprobar explícitamente una serie de...
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creciente proporción de madres inmigrantes en Europa es menos conocido. Este artículo se pregunta cómo afecta la carga del … entre las madres inmigrantes no comunitarias y las nativas en el norte y el sur de Europa es de 35 y 17 puntos porcentuales …
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This paper presents new non-linear regression estimates of the relationship between inflation and economic growth for … inflation is associated with moderate gains in GDP growth up to a roughly 15 – 18 percent inflation threshold. However, the … at all with either the inflation coefficient or our estimated turning point. With the middle income countries, we return …
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This paper examines the question of whether inflation targeting monetary policy is an appropriate framework for sub …-Saharan African countries. The paper presents an overview of inflation targeting, reviews the justification for the regime, and … summarizes some major critiques. Monetary policy responses to inflation depend on the source of inflationary pressures. Therefore …
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