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Exchange Rate Volatility and FDI Inflows : Evidence from Cross-Country Panel Data

Hanusch, Marek - 2018

between exchange rate volatility and foreign direct investment (FDI)inflows. The results reveal a negative relationship … between de facto exchange rate volatility andFDI. Reducing exchange rate volatility by 10 percent over one-year can boost FDI … been experiencing high volatility of the rand inrecent years. Reducing the rand's volatility to that of developing country …

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A decade after the 2009 Global Recession : macroeconomic developments

Koh, Wee Chian; Yu, Shu - 2020

Emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) weathered the 2009 global recession relatively well. However, the impact of the global recession varied across economies. EMDEs with stronger pre-crisis fundamentals - such as large foreign exchange reserves, sound fiscal positions, and low...

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Sources of Volatility during Four Oil Price Crashes

Baffes, John - 2015

Previous sharp oil price declines have been accompanied by elevated ex post volatility. In contrast, volatility was … price declines. This finding is robust to nonparametric and GARCH measures of volatility. Further, the U.S. dollar … appreciation exerted a strong influence on volatility during the recent crash; in contrast, the impact of shocks on equity markets …

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A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space

Kose, M Ayhan - 2017

This paper presents a comprehensive cross-country database of fiscal space, broadly defined as the availability of budgetary resources for a government to service its financial obligations. The database covers up to 200 countries over the period 1990-2016, and includes 28 indicators of fiscal...

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Adding fuel to the fire : cheap oil during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wheeler, Collette Mari; Baffes, John; Kabundi, Alain; … - 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 and the wide-ranging measures needed to slow its advance triggered an unprecedented collapse in oil demand, a surge in oil inventories, and a record one-month decline in oil prices in March 2020. This paper examines the likely implications of the 2020 oil price plunge...

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Emerging and developing economies : ten years after the Global Recession

Kose, M. Ayhan; Ohnsorge, Franziska - 2020

Although emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) weathered the global recession a decade ago relatively well, they now appear less well placed to cope with the substantial downside risks facing the global economy. In many EMDEs, the room for monetary and fiscal policies to respond to...

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A Decade After the Global Recession : Lessons and Challenges for Emerging and Developing Economies

Kose, M. Ayhan - 2019

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the 2009 global recession. Most emerging market and developing economies weathered the global recession relatively well. However, following a short-lived initial rebound in activity in 2010, the global economy and, especially, emerging market and...

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A decade after the 2009 Global Recession : macroeconomic and financial sector policies

Koh, Wee Chian; Yu, Shu - 2020

Unprecedented monetary policy accommodation in advanced economies and a large, coordinated fiscal stimulus by G20 countries helped to support a solid rebound in global output right after the 2009 Global Recession. However, global growth subsequently slowed to a sluggish pace by pre-recession...

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Taking stock of the financial sector policy response to COVID-19 around the world

Feyen, Erik; Gispert, Tatiana Alonso; Kliatskova, Tatsiana - 2020

policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic across 154 jurisdictions. It documents that authorities around the world have taken …

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Before and after the Global Financial Crisis : Evaluating the Caribbean's Synchronization with Global Engines of Growth

Kouame, Auguste - 2016

In spite of the United States' recovery, most Caribbean nations are still struggling in the aftermath of the 2007-08 global financial crisis. This paper examines this slow growth recovery through the analysis of how the Caribbean's growth relates to that of key drivers of the global economy. The...

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