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A Survey of Hedge and Safe Havens Assets against G-7 Stock Markets before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ozdemir, Huseyin; Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin - 2021

We propose a new Sharpe ratio index obtained from return and volatility spillover indices to individual assets from the …-7 stock markets by using daily return and volatility data from September 2013 to October 2021. Our empirical findings …

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CEO turnover, firm performance and enterprise reform in China: evidence from new micro data

Kato, Takao; Long, Cheryl - 2006

Using comprehensive financial and accounting data on China's listed firms from 1998 to 2002, augmented by unique data on CEO turnover, ownership structure and board characteristics, we estimate Logit models of CEO turnover. We find consistently for all performance measures including both stock...

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Growth, volatility and political instability: non-linear time-series evidence for Argentina, 1896 - 2000

Campos, Nauro F.; Karanasos, Menelaos G. - 2007

What is the relationship between economic growth and its volatility? Does political instability affect growth directly … or indirectly, through volatility? This paper tries to answer such questions using a power-ARCH framework with annual … legislative changes) has an indirect (through volatility) negative impact. We also find preliminary support for the idea that …

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Flexibility at the margin and labor market volatility in OECD countries

Sala, Héctor; Silva, José Ignacio; Toledo, Manuel E. - 2008

achieve similar volatility than fully deregulated labor markets. Flexibility at the margin produces a gap in separation costs … de labor market volatility. This increased volatility is partially reverted when limitations in the duration and number … explain the similar volatility observed in many regulated OECD labor markets with flexibility at the margin vis-à-vis the …

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The economic security index: A new measure for research and policy analysis

Hacker, Jacob S.; Huber, Gregory Alain; Nichols, Austin; … - 2012

combining data from multiple surveys, we create an integrated measure of volatility in available household resources, accounting …

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Trade, peace and democracy: an analysis of dyadic dispute

Polachek, Solomon W.; Seiglie, Carlos - 2006

At least since 1750 when Baron de Montesquieu declared peace is the natural effect of trade, a number of economists and political scientists espoused the notion that trade among nations leads to peace. Employing resources wisely to produce one commodity rather than employing them inefficiently...

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Global Poverty Goals and Prices: How Purchasing Power Parity Matters

Jolliffe, Dean; Prydz, Espen Beer - 2015

With the recent release of the 2011 purchasing power parity (PPP) data from the International Comparison Program (ICP), analysts and institutions are confronted with the question of whether and how to use them for global poverty estimation. The previous round of PPP data from 2005 led to a large...

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A Global Count of the Extreme Poor in 2012: Data Issues, Methodology and Initial Results

Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Chen, Shaohua; Dabalen, Andrew; … - 2015

The 2014 release of a new set of purchasing power parity conversion factors (PPPs) for 2011 has prompted a revision of the international poverty line. In order to preserve the integrity of the goalposts for international targets such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the World Bank's twin...

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Recoupling Economic and Social Prosperity

Lima de Miranda, Katharina; Snower, Dennis J. - 2020

This paper explores a new theoretical and empirical approach to the assessment of human well-being, relevant to current challenges of social fragmentation in the presence of globalization and technological advance. We present two indexes of well-being – solidarity (S) and agency (A) – to be...

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Industrialization under Medieval Conditions? Global Development after COVID-19

Naudé, Wim - 2020

Industrialization is vital for inclusive and sustainable global development. The two engines of industrialization â€“ innovation and trade â€“ are in danger of being compromised by the COVID-19 pandemic, under conditions increasingly reminiscent of the medieval world. It comes at a...

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