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have changed considerably due to increased openness and integration requiring considering business cycles at regional …
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This paper explores the effect of global shocks in a two-country New Keynesian model in which US government debt has an advantage as a superior collateral asset in the balance sheets of banks. We show that the model can account for the observed response of the US dollar and US bond returns to a...
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The United States (US) extracts a large macroeconomic premium from foreigners: she enjoys higher consumption and GDP growths on average relative to the rest of the world (ROW). This is earned even though the US is relatively insulated against global consumption and GDP risks, challenging a...
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I study the joint dynamics between the US wealth share, the dollar and the global economy. I uncover three novel stylised facts about these joint dynamics. Firstly, the US wealth share is countercyclical: it falls on impact but subsequently rises over the course of global recessions. Secondly...
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We measure the time-varying degree of world stock market integration of five developed countries (Germany, France, UK …, US, and Japan) over the period 1970:1–2011:10. Time-varying financial market integration of each country is measured … through the use of state space methods that allow for GARCH errors. Our empirical results suggest that stock market …
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There is often speculation that the international roles of currencies may be changing. This paper presents the current status of these roles. The U.S. dollar continues to be the dominant currency across various uses. Yet, such a role may change over time. If this occurs, there could be...
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The interest in how financial conditions affect real economic activity has grown since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), not least because some of the mechanisms at play in the financial sector may have changed. We shed light on this issue by examining the empirical relationship between global...
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A country's exchange rate is at the center of economic and political debates on currency wars and trade competitiveness. The real consequences of exchange rate fluctuations depend critically on how firms set prices in international markets. Recent empirical evidence has challenged the dominant...
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There is often speculation that the international roles of currencies may be changing. This paper presents the current status of these roles. The U.S. dollar continues to be the dominant currency across various uses. Yet, such a role may change over time. If this occurs, there could be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119501