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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 ...
Pawnshop Clientele: An Econometric Approach to Explaining a Segment of Unbanked and Underbanked Households in the United States
(Georgetown University, 2013)
About seven percent of households in the United States have ever used a pawnshop. This thesis examines a host of characteristics particular to pawnshop users with the intent to illustrate the demographics of this missed ...
Board of Directors: The Role of Networks
(Georgetown University, 2014)
Board composition and role in corporate governance have been under close scrutiny both in the academic and "civil" worlds. Independence has been advocated as a way to reinforce the board's power over the managers. However, ...
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, ...