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Gains from Integration? An empirical hint from the eurozone
(European Review, 2020-03-26)Has the eurozone (EZ) really gained from integration? This study applied two econometric frameworks, mGARCH and gMMPI, to test this hypothesis, using panel data that span 1996-2014, a total of 19 years, involving the EZ, ... -
The Gap Between Rich and Poor Grows in China -- restricted access to full text
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2011-05-04)With the 30 years of reform and opening up, China has made lots of remarkable achievements. The national economy has a continued, rapid and healthy development, the average annual GDP growth rate remains at around 9%. ... -
Geographical bilateral exchange rate pass-through in the United States
(Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2008-04-25)From February 2002 to December 2007, the dollar depreciated 34.2% against other major currencies. During the same period, core consumer prices only increased 11.3%. One would think the consumer prices would be more ... -
Government and public debt in South Asia: Borrow now, worry later?
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)Debt levels worldwide have reached an alarming level especially in the wake of the pandemic and public and private efforts to revive economies by spending more. As the debt-to-GDP ratios of many developed countries exceed ... -
Has the euro sustainably increased home price co-movement?
(John Wiley and Sons, 2019-02-22)A low level of co‐movement between different euro country housing markets creates difficulties for the ECB in setting monetary policy. Such co‐movement across eurozone countries has been the subject of a number of studies, ... -
Has there actually been a sustained increase in the synchronization of house price (and business) cycles across countries?
(Elsevier B.V., 2017-06)Housing has been demonstrated to affect the macroeconomy, particularly business cycle fluctuations. Given the more globalized nature of financial and economic activity in comparison to past decades, there has been much ... -
Have delayed independence and poor initial institutions been economically costly for Latin Americans?
(Wichita State University, 2011-05)This paper tests the hypothesis that the timing of independence in Latin America and the institutions in place at the time of independence had a joint effect on the developmental paths of the countries. A new variable ... -
Home prices and fundamentals: solving the mystery for the G-7 by accounting for nonlinearities
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019-07-08)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine whether house prices and income share a stable, stationary relationship in the G-7 countries. This stable relationship has been clearly implied by theory but has been ... -
House price convergence in the euro zone: a pairwise approach
(Elsevier, 2020-07-29)The adoption of the euro common currency was expected to lead to convergence for a number of economic and financial variables across national borders, including house prices. We apply a probabilistic pairwise approach to ... -
The housing bubble: how much blame does the fed really deserve?
(American Real Estate Society, 2014)Two recent empirical papers have blamed the Fed for the latest boom and bust in housing. Neither study includes long-term interest rates, which are more affected by global factors than the federal funds rate (FFR). In this ... -
Housing investment and the U.S. economy: how have the relationships changed?
(American Real Estate Society, 2009)Previous research has found that housing investment has a disproportionate role in the U.S. business cycle. This paper demonstrates that the relationship between housing and the rest of the economy has changed since financial ... -
How feasible is the West African eco currency union? A new approach
(Elsevier, 2015-06-25)A recent proposal to expand the CFA Franc zone in West Africa would create a currency union that, in terms of population, would rival the Euro. This new currency union would include Nigeria, which would have the largest ... -
How inflationary are oil price shocks? A regional analysis
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)The impact of oil shocks is analyzed by estimating an augmented Phillips curve on a national, regional and city level in the United States. A significant pass-through to inflation (including all items) is recorded for all ... -
The impact of parental migration on social identity - A framed field experiment with left-behind children in China
(Elsevier, 2021-07-01)Recent studies suggest that an estimated 61 million rural migrants in China were living outside their hometowns with their children left behind. We examine the impact of parental migration on the social identity among ... -
Inflation targeting and monetary policy in Canada: What is the impact on inflation uncertainty?
(Elsevier, 2008-08)Inflation uncertainty has been demonstrated both theoretically and empirically to lower real output. This paper examines the impact of inflation targeting in Canada on inflation uncertainty, as well as persistence. Our ... -
Intention or request: The impact of message structures
(MDPI, 2021-02)This paper investigates how different message structures impact communication strategy as well as sender and receiver behavior. Specifically, we focus on comparing communication games with messages stating an intention ... -
Inter-board pay differentials for directors with multiple appointments
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)We analyse uniformity in the market's valuation of director human capital by comparing director compensation across firms with and without director overlaps. We find that although there is less variation in director ... -
International link of stock markets: New evidence of U.S. impacts on Vietnam
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)Vietnam has drawn attention of the world to its fast growing economy in recent years. Its stock market, established in July 2000, is the main target of domestic and international investment. Vietnam's policy in embracing ... -
Irreversibility, uncertainty and housing investment
(Springer, 2009-02)Housing represents a form of "irreversible" investment. Theoretically, increased uncertainty should lower housing investment. Empirically, finding a proxy for uncertainty has proven problematic. Some recent papers have ... -
Is full efficiency achievable? An empirical study of the banking industry in Taiwan
(Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2018-11-10)This paper aims to propose a feasible framework for estimating the efficiency of input factors for banks and the adjustment of these factors necessary to achieve full efficiency in the short and long term. Based on a sample ...