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Successful Austerity in the United States, Europe and Japan

Batini, Nicoletta - 2012

regain market confidence. Using regime-switching VARs we estimate the impact of fiscal adjustment on the United States …

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Equity Returns in the Banking Sector in the Wake of the Great Recession and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis

Chan-Lau, Jorge A. - 2012

This study finds that equity returns in the banking sector in the wake of the Great Recession and the European sovereign debt crisis have been driven mainly by weak growth prospects and heightened sovereign risk and to a lesser extent, by deteriorating funding conditions and investor sentiment....

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Assessing the Cost of Financial Regulation

Elliott, Douglas - 2012

This study assesses the overall impact on credit of the financial regulatory reforms in Europe, Japan, and the United States. Long-term cost estimates are provided for Basel III capital and liquidity requirements, derivatives reforms, and higher taxes and fees. Overall, average lending rates in...

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Rebalancing : Evidence from Current Account Adjustment in Europe

Atoyan, Ruben - 2013

growth, adjustment in the euro zone periphery countries, which are also carrying a legacy of pre-crisis CA imbalances, has …

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Shining a Light on the Mysteries of State : The Origins of Fiscal Transparency in Western Europe

Irwin, Timothy C - 2013

The extent of fiscal transparency in Western Europe has varied over the centuries. Although ancient Greek, Roman, and medieval governments were sometimes open about their finances, the absolute monarchies of the 1600s and 1700s shrouded them in mystery. Factorsthat have encouraged transparency...

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Explaining the Shadow Economy in Europe : Size, Causes and Policy Options

Kelmanson, Ben - 2020

This paper examines the drivers, and reestimates the size of shadow economies in Europe, with a focus on the emerging economies, and recommends policies to increase formality. The size of shadow economies declined across Europe in recent years but remains significant, especially in Eastern...

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The Labor Market Integration of Migrants in Europe : New Evidence from Micro Data

Ho, Giang - 2018

This paper presents novel empirical evidence on the labor market integration of migrants across Europe. It investigates … substantial heterogeneity in the patterns of labor market integration across host countries and by migrant gender and origin. Our … results also point to the importance of cohorts and network effects, initial labor market conditions, and the differential …

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