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IMF conditionality and the economic exposure of its shareholders [PDF]

, 2014
There is substantial evidence that International Monetary Fund policies are driven by the powerful states which intervene to align policy with their preferences.
Breen, Michael
core   +1 more source

Crypto assets and CBDCs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Opportunities and risks

Latin American Journal of Central Banking
After 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, Maximiliano Appendino, Rina Bhattacharya, Jean Francois Clevy Aguilar, Nan Geng, Takuji Komatsuzaki, Justin Lesniak, Weicheng Lian, Sandra Marcelino, Mauricio Villafuerte, Yorbol Yakhshilikov   +10 more
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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, Burcu Hacibedel, Mwanza Nkusu   +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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Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli, Mudasir Andrabi, Tova Cohen, Pranali G. Patel, Tapasya Katta, Chen Lin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Afghanistan: Balancing Social and Security Spending in the Context of a Shrinking Resource Envelope [PDF]

Asian Development Review, 2014
For Afghanistan, the dual prospect of declining donor support and high ongoing security spending over the medium term keeps its government budget tight. This paper uses a general equilibrium model to capture the security–development trade-off facing the ...
Aqib Aslam, Enrico Berkes, Martin Fukac, Jeta Menkulasi, Axel Schimmelpfennig   +4 more
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Preferences for Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention Strategies in Individuals With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective There is growing interest in evaluating new strategies to delay or prevent posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in individuals who have sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study sought to determine characteristics of potential treatments that are acceptable to patients with ACL injury. Methods Participants with a history of
Kevin Kennedy, Lily Waddell, Adam Easterbrook, Jeffrey N. Katz, Cale Jacobs, Morgan Jones, Faith Selzer, Elena Losina, Liana Fraenkel, Nick Bansback   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Macroeconomic Stability in Resource-rich Countries: The Role of Fiscal Policy

Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2018
Resource-rich countries face large and persistent shocks, especially coming from volatile commodity prices. Given the severity of the shocks, it would be expected that these countries adopt countercyclical fiscal policies to help shield the ...
Elva Bova, Paulo Medas, Tigran Poghosyan
doaj   +1 more source

Sorting big data by revealed preference with application to college ranking

Journal of Big Data, 2020
When ranking big data observations such as colleges in the United States, diverse consumers reveal heterogeneous preferences. The objective of this paper is to sort out a linear ordering for these observations and to recommend strategies to improve their
Xingwei Hu
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