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Poolability and the finance-growth nexus : a cautionary note
Schiavo, Stefano (contributor); Vaona, Andrea (contributor) - 2006
The present contribution tests whether countries can be pooled when studying the financegrowth nexus. Overall, our results point toward a ‘pragmatic’ positive answer, though considerable heterogeneity is present among developing countries.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003380206
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Openness, intermediate imports and growth
Kopp, Andreas - 2000
We consider two channels via which foreign inputs into industrial production may lead to productivity effects. The first one concerns dynamic externalities between firms which share technical and organizational knowledge which is vital for the productivity growth of a particular industry. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011472478
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Financial development and innovation in China : evidence from the provincial data
Hanley, Aoife; Liu, Wan-hsin; Vaona, Andrea - 2011
This paper investigates the role of regional financial development, in addition to FDI, for regional innovation in … regional innovation (patenting) performance. This positive effect is found to be higher for minor innovations such as external … would otherwise impede regional innovation performance. -- Regional financial system ; FDI ; innovation ; patent ; regional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008821680
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An iron law of currency crisis : the divergence of the nominal and the real exchange rate and increasing current account deficits
Siebert, Horst - 2002
The currency crises of the 1990s all exhibit a divergence of the nominal and the real exchange rate together with an increase in the negative current account. The nominal rate does not reflect inflation differences fully and the ensuing real appreciation leads to a negative current account. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011490629
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Makroökonomische Stabilisierung und Wirtschaftswachstum in Lateinamerika : was bringt die Debatte über den Washington-Konsens?
Schweickert, Rainer (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001936999
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Die Entwicklungschancen Lateinamerikas : ein Blick über die Argentinien-Krise hinaus
Schweickert, Rainer - 2002
Der Beitrag analysiert die Argentinien-Krise, vergleicht die makroökonomische Entwicklung von Argentinien, Brasilien …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011491158
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An empirical evaluation of macroeconomic surveillance in the European Union
Boysen-Hogrefe, Jens; Jannsen, Nils; Plödt, Martin; … - 2015 - This version: November 27, 2015
The EU's macroeconomic surveillance mechanism, namely the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP), is based on the so-called Scoreboard, which comprises a set of indicators that serve as a signalling device for potentially harmful macroeconomic developments. We first evaluate the early warning...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404749
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From transition crises to macroeconomic stability? : Lessons from a crises early warning system for Eastern European and CIS countries
Kittelmann, Kristina; Tirpak, Marcel; Schweickert, Rainer; … - 2006
This paper uses a Markov regime-switching model to assess the vulnerability of a series of Central and Eastern European countries (i.e. Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic) and two CIS countries (i.e., Russia and Ukraine) during the period 19932004. For the new EU member states in Central...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003277175
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Preventing financial instability and currency crises
Siebert, Horst - 2008
Financial crises can have a severe impact on the real side of the economy with countries losing up to 20 percent of GDP. The paper studies rules that prevent financial instability and currency crises. These include institutional arrangements for a solid banking system, prudent regulations and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003628654
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Assessing Asia : Sub-Saharan Africa global value chain linkages
Tang, Heiwai; Zeng, Douglas Zhihua; Zeufack, Albert G. - 2020
This paper studies the relationship between Asia’s economic engagements in Africa and individual African nations …’ participation in global value chains (GVC) over the past two decades. We find that while overall exports from Africa to Asia are … to diversify export portfolios through exporting to Asia. Each African nation has a distinct main trade partner in Asia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012233620