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הקפיטליזם שולט בעולם. דיונים סוערים מתנהלים בין המלומדים הממסדיים לבין "הביקורתיים" על טיבו של הקפיטליזם הגלובלי. הבעיה היא שטיבו של המוסד המרכזי בקפיטליזם -- ההון...
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We examine the consequences of a sudden increase in household debt burdens by exploiting variation in exposure to household foreign currency debt during Hungary's late-2008 currency crisis. The revaluation of debt burdens leads to higher default rates and a collapse in spending. These responses...
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We examine the consequences of a sudden increase in household debt burdens by exploiting variation in exposure to household foreign currency debt during Hungary's late-2008 currency crisis. The revaluation of debt burdens leads to higher default rates and a collapse in spending. These responses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012175987
This paper analyzes the business cycle behavior of the corporate debt structure and its interaction with economic recovery. The debt structure is measured as the share of bonds in the total credit to non-financial corporations for a quarterly panel of twenty five economies over the period...
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. However, banks have maintained their position relative to GDP by innovating and switching from their traditional business to … techniques. The decline in the traditional banking business and the financial innovation undertaken by banks in the US is …
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We develop a model to study the deployment of shared automated teller machines (ATMs) by banks when an interchange … system compensates them for processing foreign withdrawals. The interchange fee is chosen collectively by banks and it is … collusive device by banks. The model predicts an over-provision of ATMs when the number of banks is large. The predictions of …
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This paper examines the costs borne by financial institutions, merchants, and consumers in making, facilitating and accepting consumer-to-business payments. It examines the resource costs incurred by these sectors, how these have changed since 2006, and how fees and other transfers determine...
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This paper presents a model of the portfolio and financing adjustments of U.S. banks over the business cycle. At the …
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This paper presents a model of the portfolio and financing adjustments of U.S. banks over the business cycle. At the …
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Program numbers from a sample of IMF-supported programs are studied as if they were forecasts, through statistical analyses of the relationship between projections and outcomes for growth, inflation, and three balance of payments concepts. Statistical bias is found only for projections of...
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