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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: $5.00We 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... |
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International Corporate Governance Spillovers
Author/Editor: Rui Albuquerque, Luis Brandao Marques, Miguel A Ferreira, Pedro Matos. Release Date: November, 2013 Price: $20.00We 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... |
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Effects of Culture on Firm Risk-Taking: A Cross-Country and Cross-Industry Analysis
Author/Editor: Roxana Mihet. Release Date: August, 2012 Price: $18.00This 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... |
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Czech Republic: Technical Note on Selected Issues on the Credit Union Sector
Release Date: July, 2012 Price: $18.00 |
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The Valuation Effects of Geographic Diversification: Evidence from U.S. Banks
Author/Editor: Martin Goetz, Luc Laeven, Ross Levine. Release Date: February, 2012 Price: $18.00This 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... |
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Germany: Technical Note on Banking Sector Structure
Release Date: December, 2011 Price: $18.00 |
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United Arab Emirates : 2011 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
Release Date: May, 2011 Price: $18.00The 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... |
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Germany : Selected Issues
Release Date: February, 2008 Price: $18.00Increases 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... |