The volume of credit extended by a bank can be an informative signal of its abilities in loan selection and management. It is shown that, under asymmetric in......
We develop a methodology to study how the subprime crisis spills over to the real economy. Does it manifest itself primarily through reducing consumer demand......
We examine the effect that revenue windfalls from international commodity price shocks have on sovereign bond spreads using panel data for 30 emerging market......
This paper explores the impact of high public debt on long-run economic growth. The analysis, based on a panel of advanced and emerging economies over almost......
The paper uses a unique database covering 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries between 2000 and 2007 to study the determinants of the allocatio......
This paper presents a new database of systemic banking crises for the period 1970-2009. While there are many commonalities between recent and past crises, bo......
While anecdotal evidence suggests that interest groups play a key role in shaping immigration policy, there is no systematic empirical analysis of this issue......
Policy-makers have attributed the scale of the credit crisis and its profound impact on money markets (as well as financial sector stability) to the fast ris......
Economic Transition and Health Care Reform: The Experience of Europe and Central Asia
Author: Batini, Nicoletta
Author: Levine, Paul
Author: Pearlman, Josep......
The May 2010 Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia reports on the implications for the region of global economic developments and presents ......
This paper provides an updated overview of tax incentives for business investment. It begins by noting that tax competition is likely to be a major force dri......
A treasury single account (TSA) is an essential tool for consolidating and managing governments' cash resources, thus minimizing borrowing costs. In countrie......
The benefits from financial development are known to vary across industries. However, no systematic effort has been made to determine the technological chara......
Bank profits are high in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) compared to other regions. This paper uses a sample of 389 banks in 41 SSA countries to study the determina......
This paper studies the spending and absorption of aid in PRGF-supported programs, verifies whether the use aid is programmed to be smoothed over time, and an......
Canadian house prices have increased significantly between 2003 and early 2008, with a marked downward trend since mid-2008, especially in the resource-rich ......
Using firm-level data for Estonia for the years 1997-2005, we analyze the impact of international competition on firm dynamics, considering both firm closedo......
The paper investigates the determinants of foreign currency borrowing by the private sector in the new member states of the European Union. We find that stri......
This paper evaluates the nature and extent of, and possible responses to, two of the central challenges that globalization poses for revenue mobilization in ......
This paper contributes to the debate on the role of money in monetary policy by analyzing the information content of money in forecasting euro-area inflation......