Search Full Text
Now showing items 1-10 of 10
The Municipal Bond Federal Tax Exemption and National Credit Conditions
(Georgetown University, 2012)
THE MUNICIPAL BOND FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION AND NATIONAL CREDIT CONDITIONS
"An Event Study Analysis of Regulatory Uncertainty Stemming from the Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act"
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper investigates the possibility of regulatory uncertainty stemming from financial regulation rule announcements relating to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Information on ...
The Role of Financial Liberalization in Consumption Booms
(Georgetown University, 2014)
Consumption booms, defined as unusual upsurge in a country's real private consumption expenditures, are often perceived as dangerous macroeconomic events because of their detrimental effects on home goods prices, the balance ...
The Effects of Parental Advice and Financial Literacy on Asset Accumulation Among American Youth
(Georgetown University, 2017)
Financial literacy is an important body of knowledge and set of skills that consumers need to successfully navigate the 21st century economy. Prior research shows financial literacy bears a significant relationship, along ...
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS ON SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES: EVIDENCE FROM CHINA
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have played a crucial role in China's economic development and its market-oriented economic reform. However, further growth of SMEs may be restricted by limited access to formal ...
SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING NEWS AND FINANCIAL MARKETS FLUCTUATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM THE EUROPEAN MARKET
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Since the 2008 financial crisis, credit rating agencies have faced criticism that their ratings led to and exacerbated the financial crisis rather than helping the market have better knowledge of potential risks embedded ...
Islamic Banking: Expanding Financial Depth?
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Recent studies suggest that the growth of financial sector depth and access can drive poverty reduction and economic growth, popularizing the idea that financial development can be used as a development tool. Combined with ...
Foreign Direct Investment from Developing Countries and Its Implications for Domestic Investment Rates
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Developing countries are becoming important contributors, not only recipients, of global foreign direct investment (FDI) flow. In 2000, only 8.7 percent of global outward FDI was originated from emerging markets; however, ...
The Price of Remittances: Do High Transaction Costs Depress Transfers?
(Georgetown University, 2019)
The costs of sending international remittances are high, and the international community has committed to the reduction of remittance prices via targets set by the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ...
Analyzing the Relationship between the Federal Funds Rate and Startup Financing Structures during the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis and Great Recession
(Georgetown University, 2021)
This paper analyzes the relationship between the federal funds rate set by the Federal Reserve and the debt financing structure of startup firms. By looking at this hypothesis through the lens of monetary policy transmission ...