We investigate the effect of trade integration on interstate military conflict. Our empirical analysis, based on a large panel data set of 243,225 country-pair observations from 1950 to 2000, confirms that an increase in bilateral trade interdependence significantly promotes peace. It also...

We investigate the effect of trade integration on interstate military conflict. Our empirical analysis, based on a large panel data set of 243,225 country-pair observations from 1950 to 2000, confirms that an increase in bilateral trade interdependence significantly promotes peace. It also...

We examine the role of capital account policy pertaining to productivity growth and labor allocation at the sectoral level. Using panel data from 45 countries from 1985–2012, we find that capital controls combined with reserve accumulation — strategic capital account policy — contribute to...

We study the impact of sovereign solvency on the private-public savings offset. Using data on 80 economies for 1989–2010, we find robust evidence for a U-shaped pattern in the private-public savings offset in sovereign credit ratings. While the 1:1 savings offset implied by Ricardian...

Korean Abstract: 2000년대 이후 국제자본 이동이 빠른 속도로 증가함에 따라 전 세계 금융시장의 통합이 가속화되었다. 선진 경제권을 중심으로 진행된 금융 글로벌화(financial globalization)는 경제의 효율성을 제고하고 성장을...

We explore how investor attention paid to dangerous nuclear tests in an adjacent country influences financial market outcomes. To measure the attention paid to North Korean nuclear threats, we introduce a weekly Google search volume index for keywords on North Korean nuclear events. Using a...

We study the joint behavior of external debt, international reserves, and the real interest rate based on a dynamic regime-switching small open economy model that incorporates the salient features of economic crises in emerging markets. Our model allows an assessment of the two well-known...