This study tests the theory that currency crises are associated with sudden large changes in the structure of foreign exchange market volatility. Due to increases in market uncertainty, crisis periods exhibit abnormally high levels of volatility. By studying short-term changes in volatility...

This study focuses on foreign direct investment ("FDI") and its importance to the economy of South Africa. Recognising that FDI, notwithstanding the type, can contribute to economic growth and development, most countries including South Africa are constantly working to attract it, and hence its...

This paper reviews Chilean stabilization policy during the 1990s andargues that, while the merits of Chilean policy should be praised, there are fourpuzzles in conventional interpretations of the Chilean experience worth studying.First, the policy of targeting indexed interest rates does not...

The purpose of this paper is to analyse empirically the effects of exchange rate on economic growth in the FYROM. We apply the OLS approach to estimate the regression equation and present the model that analyzes the impacts of exchange rate on economic growth. As the dependent variable is...

The purpose of this paper is to analyse empirically the effects of exchange rate on economic growth in the FYROM. We apply the OLS approach to estimate the regression equation and present the model that analyzes the impacts of exchange rate on economic growth. As the dependent variable is...

This course, offered by the MIT Center for Real Estate, focuses on developing an understanding of the macroeconomic factors that shape and influence markets for real property. We will develop the theory of land markets and locational choice. The material covered includes studies of changing...

Affine term structure models (ATSMs) are known to have a trade-off in predicting future Treasury yields and fitting the time-varying volatility of interest rates. First, I empirically study the role of macroeconomic variables in simultaneously achieving these two goals under affine models. To...

By replacing the unknown random factors of factor analysis with observed macroeconomic variables, the arbitrage pricing theory (APT) is recast as a multivariate nonlinear regression model with across-equation restrictions. An explicit theoretical justification for the inclusion of an arbitrary,...

Kredito rizikos nuostoliai ypatingai pastebimi ekonomikos nuosmukio periodu. Todėl mokslinėje literatūroje vis dar ieškant atsakymo į klausimą, kaip makroekonominė aplinka įtakoja kredito riziką, šio darbo tikslas yra įvertinti Lietuvos bankų sistemos kredito rizikos priklausomybę...

Vienas iš populiariausių metodų pasaulyje ir Lietuvoje padedantis nustatyti įmonių finansinius sunkumus bei bankroto riziką yra E. Altmano modelis, kuris remiasi įmonių finansiniais rodikliais. Kita vertus, yra žinoma, kad įmonių, susiduriančių su finansiniais sunkumais, skaičių...