Leaning against the wind‚ but how? Monetary policy versus macro-prudential measures F Gulcin Ozkan University of York and Filiz Unsal IMF 19 September 2012 () Leaning against the wind‚ but how? Monetary policy versus September 2012 measures 19 macro-prudential 1 / 28 Plan of the talk Motivation - ’ lean versus clean’debate prior to and in the aftermath of the 2008-2009 global …nancial crisis (GFC) An overview of how our basic model works Basic model Simulation Results Welfare analysis
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Question 1: Discuss the following questions. Shareholders elect a board of directors to elect (i.e.‚ hire)‚ direct‚ and monitor the top executives of the firm‚ with the intent of having the firm managed in a way that is beneficial to the shareholders. Why is it then that we sometimes see unfortunate examples of executives bilking investors (e.g.‚ Enron‚ Worldcom‚ Tyco‚ and Adelphia)? Do changes need to be made in the way that shareholders control the firm’s top executives? Shareholders have the
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w w ap eP m e tr .X w UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS for the guidance of teachers 9698 PSYCHOLOGY 9698/12 Paper 1 (Core Studies 1)‚ maximum raw mark 80 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking
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Do you enjoy drinking a warm cup of coffee in the morning? You probably do‚ just like many other people. I’m not much of a coffee drinker myself. I prefer tea. Although for those of you who love drinking coffee on a regular basis‚ you probably would prefer drinking fair trade coffee‚ especially as it ensures fair working conditions and wages for coffee farmers from developing countries. Here are 10 major fair trade coffee labels‚ as well as a description of each. Many of them are organic coffees
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Development Economics Web Guide‚ Unit 5B The causes of economic growth in developing countries. The significance of economic growth for development · The role of both physical and human capital · Technological progress Examine the sources of economic growth and the extent to which they can be affected by government intervention. 15 Evaluation of the impact of government policies. Factors affecting economic growth in developing countries Keynesian Approaches 1 Savings and Investment There are
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differentiating between perfect competition and all other types of markets? Answer Selected Answer: whether or not firms are price takers Correct Answer: whether or not firms are price takers Question 7 10 out of 10 points In economic analysis‚ any amount of profit earned above zero is considered "above normal" because Answer Selected Answer: this would indicate that the firm ’s revenue exceeded both its accounting and opportunity cost. Correct Answer: this would indicate
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Economics Assessments 1.1.1 Scarcity‚ Choice‚ Opportunity Costs‚ and Comparative Advantage – Using examples‚ explain how scarcity‚ choice‚ opportunity costs affect decisions that households‚ businesses‚ and governments make in the market place and explain how comparative advantage creates gains from trade. 1. Willie loves ice cream. He has found a store that sells ice cream cones at a bargain price of $0.50 each. He has just eaten two of these cones but has not decided to buy a third one
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ref=MjBfMDZfMTFfMTNfMV8yN18xNzI0OTk= Economic growth and economic development Like the infrastructure development‚ improvement of legal mechanism Can now be regarded as the most important precondition for sustainable Growth‚ a stronger economy‚ and pro-people system of governance‚ Writes M S Siddiqui Economic development generally refers to sustained and concerted actions‚ taken by the policy-makers and communities‚ which promote the standard of living and economic health
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Gas prices 538852 Fletchers Meadow S.S Fluctuating Gas price Gasoline has become an essential part of life‚ something in which many of us have become dependent on. The price of gas is closely watched by the millions of consumers‚ and with the fluctuating prices it has many of us feeling drained‚ and always asking a common question; why do gas prices rise and fall? There are several factors that cause gas prices to fluctuate. One factor being the price of crude oil itself. Crude oil is used
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But subsidies are essential‚ and has always been so to ensure the survival of all persons in Malaysia - especially those from the lower-incomed groups - including the middle class. The plan of removing subsidies - and using the money saved to channel financial assistance directly to the poor is being now thrown around. But alas‚ this really will not work given the rise of ’corruption’ and ’discrimination’ in Malaysia. Even today‚ there are many complaints that the UMNO-led BN government discriminates
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