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Assessing Countries’ Financial Inclusion Standing – A New Composite Index
Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2017 This paper leverages the IMF’s Financial Access Survey (FAS) database to construct a new composite index of financial inclusion. The topic of financial inclusion has gathered significant attention in recent years. Various initiatives have been undertaken
André Mialou +2 more
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The impact of weather on COVID-19 pandemic
Scientific Reports, 2021 Rising temperature levels during spring and summer are often argued to enable lifting of strict containment measures even in the absence of herd immunity.
Michael Ganslmeier +2 more
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Macroprudential Policy Effectiveness: Lessons from Southeastern Europe
Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2018 This paper presents a detailed account of the rich set of macroprudential measures (MPPs) implemented in Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Serbia during their synchronized boom and bust cycles in 2002–12, and assesses their effectiveness in managing credit
Jérôme Vandenbussche +2 more
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Decision-Making in the International Monetary Fund: Implications for Sovereign Equality of States
The Journal of Legal Studies, 2018 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is one of the post-Second World War international organizations set up to promote good international economic cooperation among states.
A. Ansong
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Mauritius: The Drivers of Growth – Can the Past Be Extended?
Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2017 Mauritius’s economic performance since its independence has been called “the Mauritian miracle” and the “success of Africa” (Romer, 1992; Frankel, 2010; Stiglitz, 2011). However, the future growth potential is more uncertain. In this paper, we use growth
Katsiaryna Svirydzenka, Martin Petri
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Crypto assets and CBDCs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Opportunities and risks
Latin American Journal of Central BankingAfter providing a general overview of the nature, pros, and cons of crypto assets and CBDCs, this paper focuses on documenting their recent experience in LAC.
Olga Bespalova +10 more
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The International Monetary Fund: 70 Years of Reinvention
Social Science Research Network, 2015 A sketch of the International Monetary Fund’s 70-year history reveals an institution that has reinvented itself over time along multiple dimensions. This history is primarily consistent with a “demand driven” theory of institutional change, as the needs ...
Carmen M. Reinhart, Christoph Trebesch
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Foreign Investor Flows and Sovereign Bond Yields in Advanced Economies
Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2016 Asset allocation decisions of international investors are at the core of capital fl ows. This paper explores the impact of these decisions on long-term government bond yields, using a quarterly investor base dataset for 22 advanced economies over 2004 ...
Serkan Arslanalp, Tigran Poghosyan
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Frontier and Emerging Markets: A Perspective from Portfolio Flows and Financial Integration
Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2019 This paper investigates to what extent low-income developing countries (LIDCs) characterized as frontier markets (FMs) have begun to be subject to capital flows dynamics typically associated with emerging markets (EMs).
Nordine Abidi +2 more
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External Factors in Debt Sustainability Analysis: An Application to Latin America
Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2016 This paper develops a framework for debt sustainability analysis that integrates econometric estimates of the effect of global factors on a set of key domestic variables that determines public and external debt dynamics.
Gustavo Adler, Sebastian Sosa
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