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Does Bilateral Free Trade Agreement Actually Increase Trade in Services?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Free trade is a topic of heated debate: domestic consumers and producers in the export sector advocate freer access to foreign markets and a greater variety of goods and services, whereas domestic workers and producers in ...
Overcoming the Adverse Effects of Geography: A Cross-Country Analysis of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Diffusion on Economic Development
(Georgetown University, 2012)
In the sweeping speed of digital revolution, changes of the landscape of technology may profoundly alter the very nature of place and physical factors, such as access to raw materials and ports. The question of "Does place ...
Does a country's inflation rate influence the possibility of its involvement in a foreign policy crisis?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
DOES A COUNTRY'S INFLATION RATE INFLUENCE THE
The Impact of Real Exchange Rate Undervalaution on the Export Performance of Upper Middle Income Countries between 1992 and 2007
(Georgetown University, 2012)
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EFFECT OF INCOME INEQUALITY ON HOUSEHOLDS' DESIRE TO LIVE BEYOND THEIR MEANS IN THE UNITED STATES
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper shows that, consistent with Veblen's signaling-by-consuming model, rising income inequality contributes to an increase in household conspicuous consumption. We use the Consumer Expenditures Survey (CEX) and ...
The Municipal Bond Federal Tax Exemption and National Credit Conditions
(Georgetown University, 2012)
THE MUNICIPAL BOND FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION AND NATIONAL CREDIT CONDITIONS
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 ...
Essays on International Finance and Banking
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Chapter 1 explores the impact of banks' exposure to market liquidity risk through wholesale funding on their supply of credit during the global financial crisis of 2007-2008. The methodology minimizes the impact of confounding ...
Prosperity in the Fields: Migrant Farmworkers and the Role of Social Capital
(Georgetown University, 2012)
"Where does our food come from" is a popular question: the answer, the migrant farm worker. The migrant farmworkers who enable us to eat fresh produce during all seasons are typically mistreated, exposed to chemicals, and ...