Wall Street vs. Main Street QE NBER (2020-06-09)
The Federal Reserve has reacted swiftly to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has resuscitated many of its programs from the last crisis by lending to the financial sector, which we refer to as “Wall Street QE.” The Fed is now pr .. more |
This Changes Everything: Climate Shocks and Sovereign Bonds IMF (2020-06-09)
Climate change is already a systemic risk to the global economy. While there is a large body of literature documenting potential economic consequences, there is scarce research on the link between climate change and sove .. more |
The effectiveness of macroprudential policies and capital controls against volatile capital inflows BIS (2020-06-09)
This paper compares the effectiveness of macroprudential policies (MaPs) and capital controls (CCs) in influencing the volume and composition of capital inflows, and the probability of banking and currency crises. We dis .. more |