Author/Editor: Nicolas Arregui, Yu Shi.

Release Date:January, 2023

This paper uses firm-level data that covers over 1.2 million Spanish firms during the period of 2003-2019 to provide an updated assessment of the drivers of labor productivity in the Spanish economy, more...

Author/Editor: Nicolas Arregui, Ian Parry.

Release Date:December, 2020

The UK has pledged to cut greenhouse gases 57 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, to be emisisons neutral by 2050, and to phase out internal combustion engine vehicles by 2030. Much progress has been more...

Author/Editor: Nicolas Arregui, Ruo Chen, Christian H Ebeke, Jan-Martin Frie, Daniel Garcia-Macia, Dora M Iakova, Andreas Jobst, Louise Rabier, James Roaf, Anna Shabunina, Sebastian Weber.

Release Date:September, 2020

This paper discusses sectoral policies needed to achieve the ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets announced in the European Union’s Green Deal, complementing the companion more...

Author/Editor: Nicolas Arregui, Selim Elekdag, R G Gelos, Romain Lafarguette, Dulani Seneviratne.

Release Date:January, 2018

This paper examines the evolving importance of common global components underlying domestic financial conditions. It develops financial conditions indices (FCIs) that make it possible to compare a more...

Author/Editor: Nicolas Arregui, Mohamed Norat, Antonio Pancorbo, Jodi G Scarlata, Eija Holttinen, Fabiana Melo, Jay Surti, Christopher Wilson, Rodolfo Wehrhahn, Mamoru Yanase.

Release Date:September, 2013

This paper reviews tools used to identify and measure interconnectedness and raises the awareness of policymakers as to potential cross-sectional implications of prudential tools aimed at controlling more...

Author/Editor: Nicolas Arregui, Jaromir Benes, Ivo Krznar, Srobona Mitra, Andre Santos.

Release Date:July, 2013

The paper proposes a simple, new, analytical framework for assessing the cost and benefits of macroprudential policies. It proposes a measure of net benefits in terms of parameters that can be more...