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The evolution of international consumption risk sharing over time and frequency
McLoughlin, Cameron - 2010
Improved consumption risk sharing is one of the fundamental predicted benefits of increased financial integration, yet the empirical evidence concerning this proposition is mixed. Using the novel empirical technique of wavelet analysis, this paper for the first time in the literature uncovers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316796
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The changing role of global financial brands in the underwriting of foreign government debt (1815-2010)
Flandreau, Marc; Flores, Juan H.; Gaillard, Norbert; … - 2011
This paper covers the long-term evolution of the primary market for foreign government debt. We discuss the role of financial intermediaries as underwriters and distributors of securities, providers of information, and lending of last resort services since the early 19th century, and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316801
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Institution and development revisited: A nonparametric approach
Basu, Sudip Ranjan; Das, Monica - 2008
The paper uses nonparametric methodology to examine the role of institutions in understanding differential levels of development across countries. This technique estimates first order derivatives for every country allowing a deeper look into the impact of institutions on development. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316802
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The end of gatekeeping: Underwriters and the quality of sovereign bond markets, 1815-2007
Flandreau, Marc; Flores, Juan H.; Gaillard, Norbert; … - 2009
We provide a comparison of salient organizational features of primary markets for foreign government debt over the very long run. We focus on output, quality control, information provision, competition, pricing, charging and signaling. We find that the market set up experienced a radical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316809
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What determines the world heritage list? An econometric analysis
Frey, Bruno S.; Pamini, Paolo; Steiner, Lasse - 2010
The official intention of the UNESCO World Heritage List is to protect the global heritage. However, the existing List …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316843
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World heritage: Where are we? An empirical analysis
Frey, Bruno S.; Pamini, Paolo - 2011
A statistical analysis of the UNESCO World Heritage List is presented. The World Heritage Convention intends to protect … task must be left to the discussion in the World Heritage Convention. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316872
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War signals: A theory of trade, trust and conflict
Rohner, Dominic; Thoenig, Mathias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - 2011
We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is inhabitated by two ethnic groups. Inter-ethnic trade requires imperfectly observed bilateral investments and one group has to form beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316887
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Similarity of income distributions and the extensive and intensive margin of bilateral trade flows
Bernasconi, Claudia - 2013
This paper investigates empirically how similarity of demand structures - approximated by similarity of income distributions - affects trade patterns along both the extensive and intensive margin. The idea that similarity of demand structures intensifies trade goes back to the well-known Linder...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316890
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Online accessibility of academic articles and the diversity of economics
Boppart, Timo; Staub, Kevin E. - 2012
A key aspect of generating new ideas is drawing from different elements of past knowledge and combining them into a new idea. In such a process, the diversity of ideas plays a central role. This paper examines the empirical question of how the internet affected the diversity of new research by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316896
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Imbalance of world heritage list: Did the UNESCO strategy work?
Steiner, Lasse; Frey, Bruno S. - 2011
The official intention of the UNESCO World Heritage List is to protect the global heritage. However, the imbalance of … the distribution of Sites according to countries and continents is striking. Consequently, the World Heritage Committee … launched the Global Strategy for a Balanced, Representative and Credible World Heritage List in 1994. To date, there have not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316900