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Coordinating Regional and Multilateral Financial Institutions [PDF]
Recent crises and the expansion of international financial arrangements have dramatically elevated the importance of cooperation between regional institutions and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). While the case for coordination between regional and
C. Randall Henning
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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of regulatory controls on Bitcoin's excess returns and volatility. The paper innovates by proxying changes in the regulatory environment using global Google search volume intensity data. The generated regulatory indices accurately identify episodes of regulatory tightening within cryptocurrency markets.
Robert Mullings
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Do Internet‐Driven Trade Shocks Moderate the Exchange Rate Pass‐Through to Inflation?
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the existence of an internet globalisation intensifying impact on the size of the exchange rate pass‐through (ERPT) to inflation, which conditions the response of central banks' policy rates. Expanding on the traditional determinants of ERPT, we incorporate technology‐induced trade shocks linked to internet adoption to ...
Joanna Darwiche, Nicole Ballouz Baker
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Independent Actor or Agent? An Empirical Analysis of the impact of US interests on IMF Conditions [PDF]
In this paper we analyze whether IMF conditionality is exclusively designed in line with observable economic indicators or, alternatively, whether it is partly driven by its major shareholder, the United States.
Axel Dreher, Nathan Jensen
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From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa
Journal of International Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
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"The Extended Panda's Thumb and a New Global Financial Architecture" [PDF]
An evolutionary theory of international financial institutions is developed and two broad types of possible (evolutionary) equilibrium Global Financial Architectures(GFAs) are identified.
Haider Ali Khan
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lessons from Brazil and South Korea [PDF]
, 2013 As emerging economies experience a boom in capital inflows, governments are increasingly concerned about the downsides of these inflows. Even the IMF (International Monetary Fund), long a stalwart proponent of financial liberalization, is engaging in a ...
Fritz, Barbara, Prates, Daniela
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CSR disclosure and investment efficiency in MENA countries: The moderating role of CSR committee
Strategic Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) is often recognized as a transparency mechanism that allows companies to communicate their commitment to CSR. However, CSRD may also exacerbate agency conflicts. This study addresses these two contrasting perspectives by investigating the impact of CSRD on investment efficiency and exploring ...
Mohamed Malek Belhoula +3 more
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AN EVALUATION OF USA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FORECASTS IN TERMS OF ACCURACY AND BIAS. EMPIRICAL METHODS TO IMPROVE THE FORECASTS ACCURACY [PDF]
Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2013 The most accurate forecasts for USA unemployment rate on the horizon 2001-2012, according to U1 Theil’s coefficient and to multi-criteria ranking methods, were provided by International Monetary Fund (IMF), being followed by other institutions as ...
BRATU (SIMIONESCU) MIHAELA
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PSL Quarterly Review, 2013 This paper was presented at the Second International Seminar on European Economic and Monetary Union, held in Geneva in December of 1979. The author contrasts the EMF and IMF and explores the relationship between these two institutions and between the ...
J.J. POLAK J.J.
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