In this paper we investigate whether cross-sectional information from local equity marketscontained information on devaluation expectations during the Asian crisis. We concentrate onthe information content of equity prices as these markets were in general the largest and mostliquid at the time...

This paper examines the link between multinational enterprises and employment growth atthe plant-level. We investigate in detail the comparative response of multinationals anddomestic firms to an economic crisis, using the empirical setting of a well defined case ofeconomic slowdown in Chile as...

Erfolgreiche Geschäfte im anspruchsvollen japanischen Markt sind für deutsche Unternehmendurchaus möglich - entsprechendes Engagement und planvolle Vorbereitungvorausgesetzt. Dies hatte eine 1996 im Auftrag der Gesellschaft für WirtschaftsförderungNordrhein-Westfalen mbH vom...

In this paper we question the consensus of using a binary crisisdefinition for empirical crisis models. We believe that the most severeshortcomings of the crisis models today are in the crisis definition rather than the explanatory variables ...

The economic crisis in Korea, which started as a financial or foreign exchange crisis at the end of 1997, is rapidly destroying the economic bases in real terms. It is expected that direct economic losses could exceed 25% of its annual GDP sooner or later. This would equal the damage experienced...

This paper will first review the current situation in its manifestation as a deep economic, political and - in the meantime - also as a moral crisis. The paper will further query more precisely the real nature of the crisis and present arguments to support the notion that the functioning phase...

In 2001-02, Argentina experienced a wrenching economic crisis. Plan Jefes, implemented in May 2002, was Argentina´s institutional response to the increase in unemployment and poverty triggered by the crisis. The program provided a social safety net and appears to have successfully protected...