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IMF Lending Programs: A Signal to Invest?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper seeks to reexamine the empirical evidence supporting the theory that the IMF induces private capital inflows to countries that participate in IMF programs; a concept also known as "catalytic official finance". ...
"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 ...
Perilous Waters: The Political Economy of International Warship Exports
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Why would a state export warships that could be used against it? Strategic logic suggests that increasing another state's combat power is bad policy, as the United Kingdom discovered when it faced British-built destroyers ...
Does Immigration Increase Japanese GDP?
(Georgetown University, 2015)
This study analyzes the correlation between emigration intake and economic
An Examination Of The Impact Of Yuan Appreciation On The Sino-U.S. Trade Imbalance
(Georgetown University, 2015)
China has become the United States' largest import source, second largest trading partner, and third largest export market. However, political tensions over trade relations between these two countries continue growing. ...
EFFECTS OF INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES IN MALAYSIA ON POST-STUDY INCLINATIONS OF MALAYSIAN STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Using regression and propensity score matching, the research in this paper estimates the effects of having internship experiences in Malaysia on the return inclinations of Malaysian students who are currently studying in ...
COMPETITION AND QUALITY OUTCOMES IN THE HEALTH CARE MARKET: A BILATERAL ANALYSIS
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Micro-economic theory suggests both insurance market concentration and hospital market concentration may affect outcomes such as insurance premium and quality of care. Moreover, as concentration in the insurance market and ...
Real Exchange Rates, Financial Repression and Political Regime Type - A Political Economy Analysis of Sustained Real Exchange Rate Undervaluation
(Georgetown University, 2013)
For a number of reasons, including enhanced economic growth, greater competitiveness for the export sector, and increased capital formation, governments might wish to undervalue their country's real exchange rate. However, ...
Time-and-a-Half: The Effect of Overtime on Work Schedules in the Retail Trade Industry
(Georgetown University, 2016)
The economy is almost six years removed from the worst recession since the Great Depression. While the unemployment rate is near its pre-recession level, other economic indicators denote a labor market performing well below ...
Household Consumption and Long-Term Interest Rates
(Georgetown University, 2015)
Following the financial crisis there were many questions raised about the proper role and efficacy of monetary and fiscal policy. One such area of debate surrounds the effects of changes to interest rates have on household ...