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We develop a horizontal R&D growth model that allows us to investigate the different channels through which financial … sector produces a straightforward result: a decrease in lending rates which stimulates R&D investment and economic growth …
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economic growth that has accumulated over the past quarter-century. The bulk of the historical evidence suggests that financial … development a¤ects economic growth in a positive, monotonic way, yet recent research endeavors have provided useful and … financial markets benefit society, as well as the channels through which finance can slow down long-term growth. …
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growing. The paper investigates the impact of exchange rate stability on growth for a sample of 41 mostly small open economies … important transmission channels from exchange rate stability to more growth. It is argued that fixed exchange rates provide a … accelerating growth. Panel estimations reveal a robust negative relationship between exchange rate volatility and growth for …
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I analyze output growth, volatility, and skewness as the joint outcomes of financial openness. Using an industry panel … of 53 countries over 45 years, I find that financial openness increases simultaneously mean growth and the negative … skewness of the growth process. The increase in output skewness appears to come from a more negatively skewed distribution of …
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In this paper we assess to what extent in the existence of a financial crisis, government spending can contribute to mitigate economic downturns in the short run and whether such impact differs in crisis and non crisis times. We use panel analysis for a set of OECD and non-OECD countries for the...
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Recent models of monetary policy have analyzed the desirability of different optimal and ad hoc interest rules under the restrictive assumption that forecasts of the private sector and the central bank are homogenous. In this paper, we study the implications of heterogeneity in forecasts of the...
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We show that, when private sector expectations are determined in line with adaptive learning, optimal policy responds persistently to cost-push shocks. The optimal response is stronger and more persistent, the higher is the initial level of perceived inflation persistence by the private sector....
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In the paper, we provide a critical and selective survey of arguments relevant for the assessment of the case for price level path stability (PLPS). Using a standard hybrid new Keynesian model we argue that price level stability provides a natural framework for monetary policy under commitment....
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to GDP growth in the euro area. Using identified high-frequency shocks in a growth-at-risk framework, we show that …-term growth risks increase substantially following contractionary monetary policy shocks. In contrast, these risks remain …
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digitalisation on economic growth, and how those effects may be impacted by institutions and governance. It discusses a number of … institutions and governance tend to be associated with greater growth-enhancing effects from digital technologies. …
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