Browsing ECO Working Papers by Subject "F36"

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    Title: Bank Bail-Outs, International Linkages and Cooperation  Author(s): NIEPMANN, Friederike; SCHMIDT-EISENLOHR, Tim Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Financial institutions are increasingly linked internationally and engaged in cross-border operations. As a result, financial crises and potential bail-outs by governments have important international implications. ...
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    Title: Are Small Countries Able to set their Own Interest Rates? Assessing the implications of the macroeconomic trilemma  Author(s): HERWARTZ, Helmut; ROESTEL, Jan Date: 2010 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: According to the ’macroeconomic trilemma’ the ability of small economies to pursue an independent monetary policy is jointly determined by country specific foreign exchange (FX) rate flexibility and capital mobility. In ...
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    Title: The Volatility Costs of Procyclical Lending Standards: An Assessment Using a DSGE Model  Author(s): GRUSS, Bertrand; SGHERRI, Silvia Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: The ongoing financial turmoil has triggered a lively debate on ways of containing systemic risk and lessening the likelihood of future boom-and-bust episodes in credit markets. Particularly, it has been argued that banking ...
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    Title: Does One Currency Mean One Price?  Author(s): WOLSZCZAK-DERLACZ, Joanna Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI MWP Abstract: European Monetary Union was expected to have many consequences for the economies of participant countries. Theory suggested that through a higher volume of trade and stronger competition in the Eurozone, a single currency ...
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    Title: The Home Bias of the Poor: Terms of Trade Effects and and Portfolios across the Wealth Distribution  Author(s): BROER, Tobias Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: Wealthier people generally hold a larger part of their savings in risky assets. Using the US Survey of Consumer Finances, I show that wealthier households also have a higher portfolio share of foreign assets. This ...