Benefits and Costs of Debt : The Dose Makes the Poison World Bank (2020-03-03)
Government debt has risen substantially in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) since the global financial crisis. The current environment of low global interest rates and weak growth may appear to mitigate c .. more |
Loan Types and the Bank Lending Channel CEPR (2020-03-03)
Using credit-registry data for Spain and Peru, we document that four main types of commercial credit-asset-based loans, cash flow loans, trade finance and leasing-are easily identifiable and represent the bulk of corpora .. more |
Output Gaps and Robust Monetary Policy Rules IJCB (2020-03-03)
Policymakers often use the output gap to guide monetary policy, even though inflation and nominal gross domestic product (NGDP) are measured more accurately in real time. Employing a small New Keynesian model with a zero .. more |