Converting and transferring currency : benchmarking foreign exchange restrictions to foreign direct investment across economies World Bank (2013-09-13)
The ease of converting and transferring currency is a crucial consideration for firms investing in a foreign economy. The Converting and Transferring Currency data and indicators measure foreign exchange restrictions most relevant .. more |
Exporting Liquidity: Branch Banking and Financial Integration NBER (2013-09-13)
Using exogenous deposit windfalls from oil and natural gas shale discoveries, we demonstrate that bank branch networks help integrate U.S. lending markets. We find that banks exposed to shale booms increase their mortgage lending .. more |
Cross-Country Linkages in Europe: A Global VAR Analysis IMF (2013-09-12)
This paper uses the Global VAR (GVAR) model proposed by Pesaran et al. (2004) to study cross-country linkages among euro area countries, other advanced European countries (including the Nordics, the UK, etc.), and the Central, Eas .. more | |