We analyse how movements in the components of sovereign bond yields in the United States affect long-term rates in 10 advanced and 21 emerging economies. The paper documents significant global spillovers from both the expectations and term premia components of long-term rates in the United...

We analyse how movements in the components of sovereign bond yields in the United States affect long-term rates in 10 advanced and 21 emerging economies. The paper documents significant global spillovers from both the expectations and term premia components of long-term rates in the United...

Since its launch in September 2006, the Asian Research Programme has focused on policy-oriented studies for central banks and supervisory authorities in the Asia-Pacific region. Under the programme, the BIS Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific has co-organised a series of conferences,...

This paper presents some early results from ongoing research assessing the impact of China's financial markets on those in other Asian-Pacific economies, and comparing it with that of the United States (Shu, He and Wang, forthcoming). Our analysis suggests that China's influence on the regional...

This paper analyses various facets of the economic impact of globalisation in EMEs, focussing in particular on international trade and migration. It covers both aggregate (growth and inflation) and distributional (inequality, sectoral concentration) effects. The paper concludes with a discussion...

This paper discusses different facts and trends with regard to globalisation in emerging market economies (EMEs). It focuses primarily on the real (as opposed to financial) side of the economy over the last 2-3 decades, and highlights important similarities and differences across countries with...