Although currency adjustment is often proposed as a policy tool to reduce current account imbalances, there is no consensus regarding the macroeconomic effects. In this paper we study the macroeconomic aftermath of large exchange rate appreciations. Using a sample of 128 countries over the...

In this paper we study the macroeconomic aftermath of large exchange rate appreciations. Using a sample of 128 countries over the period 1960–2008, we identify 25 episodes of large nominal and real appreciations shocks. We use narrative identification of exogenous appreciation episodes and...

This paper tests some of the predictions of recent advances in trade theorythat have focused on different trade patterns of firms within the samesector. Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (2005) develop a model in whichinnate productivity differences between firms determine the degree ofinternational...

Zahlreiche Studien weisen auf hohe Misserfolgsquoten von Unternehmenszusammenschlüssenhin, messen dies jedoch vor allem anhandfinanzieller Indikatoren, während eine mitarbeiterbezogene Betrachtungunterbleibt...