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The concept of trade openness is broadly applied as a potential predictor in numerous empirical studies, despite the fact that no commonly accepted approach of measuring openness has been developed. The most widely applied (‘traditional’) openness indices are not able to accurately calculate...
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Globalization as a political project rests on claims that liberalization and economic interdependence are conducive to … peace and prosperity. Yet more 'globalization' seems to mean less economic growth and more inequalities. I portray first the …
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money but it is the organising feature of modern economies, giving rise to both episodes of stability and crises. In … constructing this argument I consider both orthodox and heterodox points of view. We analyse equilibrium models of money, and find … that while money can exist in sequence economies with frictions, models of this type give no justification for its creation …
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non trivial investment decisions Allowing for two goods Introducing money Introducing price setting Introducing staggering …
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for non trivial investment decisions; Allowing for two goods; Introducing money; Introducing price setting; Introducing …
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This paper examines if dollarization has had a positive impact on the macroeconomic stability of Latin American countries. Dollarization refers to either the official or unofficial replacement of local currencies with the U.S. dollar. Currently four Latin American countries are officially...
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monetary policy.Chapter 1 studies the choice of endogenous means of payment when holding money is risky. In steady state … interest rate. Credit may be used when the return on money is not positive. A positive money injection reduces the crime rate … households exchange money for interest-bearing government nominal bonds in the asset market. The government injects money through …
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Adoption of international and U.S. financial accounting standards by leading German corporations presages a new era in European capital markets, with important implications for the design and management of German supplementary pensions. In this paper, we first introduce financial accounting...
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For some, global finance is ubiquitous. The growth of advanced electronic communications combined with computer-driven, top-down investment strategies has provided institutional investors access to the most sheltered capital markets, including those of continental Europe. By contrast, many...
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essential tool to stimulate growth and enable firms to master the competition brought about by the forces of globalization. In … reforms and far-reaching technological advancements have brought to fore new economic powerhouses, such as China and India … specific needs of targeted markets. All these developments are leading to the “globalization of innovation”. Based on recent …
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