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A Measurement of Aggregate Trade Restrictions and their Economic Effects

Author/Editor: Julia Estefania-Flores, Davide Furceri, Swarnali A Hannan, Jonathan David Ostry, Andrew K Rose.

Release Date: January, 2022

Price: $5.00

We develop a new Measure of Aggregate Trade Restrictions (MATR) using data from the IMF's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. MATR is an empirical measure of how more...



International Corporate Governance Spillovers

Author/Editor: Rui Albuquerque, Luis Brandao Marques, Miguel A Ferreira, Pedro Matos.

Release Date: November, 2013

Price: $20.00

We develop and test the hypothesis that foreign direct investment promotes corporate governance spillovers in the host country. Using firm-level data on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) more...



Effects of Culture on Firm Risk-Taking: A Cross-Country and Cross-Industry Analysis

Author/Editor: Roxana Mihet.

Release Date: August, 2012

Price: $18.00

This paper investigates the effects of national culture on firm risk-taking, using a comprehensive dataset covering 50,000 firms in 400 industries in 51 countries. Risk-taking is found to be higher more...



Czech Republic: Technical Note on Selected Issues on the Credit Union Sector

Release Date: July, 2012

Price: $18.00

The Valuation Effects of Geographic Diversification: Evidence from U.S. Banks

Author/Editor: Martin Goetz, Luc Laeven, Ross Levine.

Release Date: February, 2012

Price: $18.00

This paper assesses the impact of the geographic diversification of bank holding company (BHC) assets across the United States on their market valuations. Using two novel identification strategies more...



Germany: Technical Note on Banking Sector Structure

Release Date: December, 2011

Price: $18.00

United Arab Emirates : 2011 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

Release Date: May, 2011

Price: $18.00

The economic recovery in the U.A.E. is gaining strength, but subject to increased regional uncertainty. The government should undertake cost-benefit analysis and implement projects that have high more...



Germany : Selected Issues

Release Date: February, 2008

Price: $18.00

Increases in core inflation owing to the VAT hike were smaller than expected, initially constituting a puzzle and leading to speculation about delayed increases or competitive pressures. Given more...