 | Growth Slowdowns and the Middle-Income Trap Author/Editor: Shekhar Aiyar, Romain A Duval, Damien Puy, Yiqun Wu, Longmei Zhang. Release Date:March, 2013 The “middle-income trap” is the phenomenon of hitherto rapidly growing economies stagnating at middle-income levels and failing to graduate into the ranks of high-income countries. In this study more...
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| The Evolution of Asian Financial Linkages: Key Determinants and the Role of Policy Author/Editor: Selim Elekdag, Phurichai Rungcharoenkitkul, Yiqun Wu. Release Date:November, 2012 This paper examines how Asian financial linkages with systemic economies have changed over time. After developing a factor model, it estimates Asian financial sensitivities to systemic economies, and more...
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| Performance of Publicly Listed Chilean Firms During the 2008–09 Global Financial Crisis Author/Editor: Yi Wu. Release Date:October, 2012 This paper examines publicly listed Chilean firms’ performance during the 2008–09 crisis. In particular, it studies the effects from changes in external financing conditions, aggregate demand, more...
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| Global and Regional Spillovers to Pacific Island Countries Author/Editor: Niamh Sheridan, Patrizia Tumbarello, Yiqun Wu. Release Date:June, 2012 Regional integration of Pacific Island countries (PICs) with Australia, New Zealand, and emerging Asia has increased over the last two decades. PICs have become more exposed to the region’s more...
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| Surging Capital Flows to Emerging Asia: Facts, Impacts, and Responses Author/Editor: Ravi Balakrishnan, Sylwia Nowak, Sanjaya Panth, Yiqun Wu. Release Date:May, 2012 Net capital flows to emerging Asia rebounded at a record pace following the global financial crisis, raising concerns about overheating and financial stability. This paper documents the size and more...
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 | Rapid Credit Growth : Boon or Boom-Bust? Author/Editor: Selim Elekdag, Yiqun Wu. Release Date:October, 2011 Episodes of rapid credit growth, especially credit booms, tend to end abruptly, typically in the form of financial crises. This paper presents the findings of a comprehensive event study focusing on more...
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| Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanisms in Pacific Island Countries Author/Editor: Jonathan C. Dunn, Matt Davies, Yongzheng Yang, Yiqun Wu, Shengzu Wang. Release Date:April, 2011 During the global financial crisis, central banks in Pacific island countries eased monetary policy to stimulate economic activity. Judging by the ensuing movements in commercial bank interest rates more...
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| The Role of Institutional Quality in a Currency Crisis Model Author/Editor: Yi Wu. Release Date:January, 2008 This paper is a theoretical study of the impact of institutional quality on currency crises from a public finance point of view. Recent empirical studies leave little doubt that weak institutions, more...
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| The Impact of Trade Liberalization on the Trade Balance in Developing Countries Author/Editor: Yi Wu, Li Zeng. Release Date:January, 2008 Using two recently constructed measures of trade liberalization dates, this research studies the impact of trade liberalization on imports, exports, and overall trade balance for a large sample of more...
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| Foreign Direct Investment in Southeastern Europe : How (and How Much) Can Policies Help? Author/Editor: Elina Ribakova, Balázs Horváth, Dimitri G Demekas, Yi Wu. Release Date:June, 2005 Gravity factors explain a large part of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Southeastern Europe-a region not comprehensively covered before in econometric studies-but hostcountry policies also more...
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