The integration of imperfect financial markets: Implications for business cycle volatility
Claudia M. Buch, C. Pierdzioch
Journal of Policy Modeling,
No. 7,
2005
Abstract
During the last two decades, the degree of openness of national financial systems has increased substantially. At the same time, asymmetries in information and other financial market frictions have remained prevalent. We study the implications of the opening up of national financial systems in the presence of financial market frictions for business cycle volatility. In our empirical analysis, we show that countries with more developed financial systems have lower business cycle volatility. Financial openness has no strong impact on business cycle volatility, in contrast. In our theoretical analysis, we study the implications of the opening up of national financial markets and of financial market frictions for business cycle volatility using a dynamic macroeconomic model of an open economy. We find that the implications of opening up national financial markets for business cycle volatility are largely unaffected by the presence of financial market frictions.
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Korean unification and banking system - An analysis in view of German experiences and Korean differences
Ralf Müller
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 139,
2001
Abstract
One of the reforms that have to be launched in a future unification process in Korea, which seems possible after the political negotiations last year, is the transformation of the North Korean banking system. The question arises whether Korea could profit from the German experience where banking transformation was one of the rather few success stories in unification. In 1990 the East German banking transformation was achieved relatively fast and uncomplicated due to considerable direct investments of the West German banks compounded with state guarantees for bad loans resulting from the credit business with existing GDR-corporations. Unfortunately, South Korea currently lacks some major prerequesites that contributed to the German banking unification, among them – and probably the most important one – is the lack of a sound and efficient banking
system that could become active in the North. Consequently, depending on the circumstances of a future Korean unification either a more gradual process is recommended or, if inner-Korean migration requires a more dynamic transition, considerable investment by foreign banks and assistance from international organisations is recommended.
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Business cycle 2000 and 2001: Change of buoyant forces stabilizes strong production dynamic in Germany
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 10,
2000
Abstract
Der Aufsatz analysiert und prognostiziert die konjunkturelle Entwicklung in Deutschland und im Euroraum in ausführlicher Form für das laufende Jahr 2000 und das Folgejahr 2001. Begünstigt von der Aufhellung des weltwirtschaftlichen Umfeldes sowie vom Kursrückgang des Euro gegenüber dem US-Dollar expandiert die Ausfuhr aus Deutschland kräftiger als noch vor einigen Monaten erwartet. Der exportgeleitete Aufschwung beflügelt die Investitionstätigkeit. Der entscheidende Schub für die Konsumausgaben der privaten Haushalte kommt im Jahr 2001 von der dritten Stufe des Steuerentlastungsgesetzes, die in Verbindung mit der Unternehmenssteuerreform vorgezogen werden soll. Die wichtigsten Daten der Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnung für Deutschland sind in einer detaillierten Anhangstabelle enthalten.
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Current trends - East German export dynamics considerably weaker – Business with Russia shattered
Ingrid Haschke
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 16,
1999
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