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The Golden Halo and Political Transitions [PDF]

, 2010
In this paper we analyze the role of the IMF and the World Bank in triggering changes in the political regime, i.e., democracy and autocracy. We develop a theoretical model which predicts that anticipation of financial flows from international financial ...
Aidt, Toke, Albornoz, Facundo, Gassebner, Martin   +2 more
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Herding and Anti‐Herding Behaviour in the UK, French and German Stock Markets Before and During the Covid Pandemic

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper studies herding and anti‐herding behaviour in three European stock markets before and during the Covid‐19 pandemic by employing both static and dynamic analysis. We examine four different questions related to herding behaviour: (i) Did herding behaviour increase during the pandemic? (ii) Does herding behaviour respond differently in
Dimitrios Asteriou, Paraskevi Katsiampa, Keith Pilbeam, Alexander Tziamalis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

International Monetary Fund: From Stabiliy to Instability (The Washington Consensus and Structural Reforms in Latin America [PDF]

, 2008
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was created to set a standard for development and to facilitate the exchange transactions of the lnternational Financial System (IFS) in the framework of the established international economic order.
Girón, Alicia
core  

Effect of Prudential Policies on Sovereign Bond Markets: Evidence From the ASEAN‐4 Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of prudential policies on the sovereign vulnerability of ASEAN‐4 countries. We measure sovereign vulnerability within the network connectedness of sovereign bonds between ASEAN‐4 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand) and six other countries (the US, the UK, the European Union, China ...
Joshua Aizenman, Gazi Salah Uddin, Tianqi Luo, Ranadeva Jayasekera, Donghyun Park   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Membership of Czechoslovakia in the International Monetary Fund in the Period 1945–1954

Czech Journal of International Relations, 2009
The presented paper describes the first membership of Czechoslovakia in the International Monetary Fund in the post-war period and the circumstances of its expulsion from this institution in 1954.
Radka Štíková
doaj  

What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

China's Strategies Towards Institutional Reform: Creation of the AIIB and Its Development Success

Ekonomi, Politika & Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2019
While existing studies largely focus on the implications of China-led new multilateral institutions to international order, the question of underlying reasons for the establishment of those institutions and their future development success have received ...
Mustafa Tüter
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Financial Literacy, Financial Development and Economic Growth

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While significant progress has been made in exploring the importance of financial literacy, its impact on economic growth and financial development from a macroeconomic point of view remains thinly understood. This paper provides fresh evidence on the relationship between financial literacy, financial development and economic growth.
Spyridon Boikos, Theodore Panagiotidis, Georgios Voucharas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

IMF Conditionality and Government Education Spending: The Case of 10 MENA Countries

Economies
This study explores the impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF)-linked conditionality on government education expenditures in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Hassan Sherry, Hussein Zeaiter
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Trajectory of the World Economy: Macroeconomic Forecasts for Global GDP [PDF]

Annals of Dunarea de Jos University. Fascicle I : Economics and Applied Informatics
The purpose of this research is reflected in the analysis of the evolution of global GDP in the period 2019–2024 and the highlighting of forecasts for 2025 and 2026, made by major international financial institutions such as the IMF, World Bank, and OECD.
Ramona Mariana Calinica
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