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Kóbor, Ádám - 2005

This paper examines the evolution of the U.S. interest swap market. The authors review the theory and past empirical … studies on U.S. swap spreads, and estimate an error-correction model for maturities of 2, 5, and 10 years from 1994 to 2004 … counterparty default risk by mark-to-market and collateralization. Swap spreads reflect the LIBOR credit quality (credit component …

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Comparing mortgage credit risk policies : an options-based approach

Buckley, Robert M. (contributor) - 2003

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Global monetary conditions versus country-specific factors in the determination of emerging market debt spreads

Dailami, Mansoor - 2005

"The authors offer evidence that U.S. interest rate policy has an important influence in the determination of credit spreads on emerging market bonds over U.S. benchmark treasuries and therefore on their cost of capital. Their analysis improves on the existing literature and understanding by...

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Does judicial efficiency lower the cost of credit?

Laeven, Luc - 2003

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Immunization

World Bank - 2012

Immunization deserves high priority, especially in developing countries, for three reasons: vaccine-preventable diseases, disproportionately affect the poorest fifth of the population; immunization is among the most cost-effective interventions, and has a major impact in reducing the burden of...

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Lebanon Economic Monitor, Fall 2016 : The Big Swap - Dollars for Trust

World Bank - 2016

The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies overthe past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context, and assesses the implications of these developments and other...

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Debt for Development Swaps: An Approach Framework

International Monetary Fund / Strategy, Policy, & … - 2024

The aim of this note is to help stakeholders optimize their decision-making on when, where, and how to use debt-for-development swaps ("debt swaps"), ensuring they bring the intended benefits to all parties involved. It also proposes new approaches to structure these mechanisms, making them less...

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Alternative development strategies of Korea (1976-1990) in an input-output dynamic simulation model

Gupta, Syamaprasad P. - 1977

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Impact of rising rice prices and policy responses in Mali : simulations with a dynamic CGE model

Nouve, Kofi - 2008

"The increase in the international price of rice is likely to have substantial negative impacts on the poor in countries such as Mali which are net importers of rice. This paper relies on a dynamic CGE model to estimate the likely impact of the recent increase in rice prices on poverty with and...

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Growth, inequality, and simulated poverty paths for Tanzania, 1992-2002

Demombynes, Gabriel Maurice Gaudefroy - 2004

"Although Tanzania experienced relatively rapid growth in per capita GDP in the 1995-2001 period, household budget survey (HBS) data show only a modest and statistically insignificant decline in poverty between 1992 and 2001. To assess the likely trajectory of poverty rates over the course of...

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