Research
Portugal: components of exports shifting
The share of Portugal's exports of parts and components has more than doubled since the late 1980s, a new paper from the country's central bank states.
Bank of Canada Review - summer 2008 edition
The Bank of Canada has published the spring edition of its Economic Review.
Turkey: past FX intervention worked
Direct foreign-exchange market interventions carried by the Central Bank of Turkey between 2002 and 2005 led to a fall in predicted volatility in the foreign-exchange market, a new paper from the central bank finds.
Real exchange rates and monetary policy
Reserve Bank of Australia, the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England pay close attention to real exchange-rate movements, while the Reserve Bank of New Zealand does not, new research from the Bank of Canada finds.
Unemployment rate and benefits relationship
A new paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia investigates the impact of unemployment benefits on the jobless rate.
FOMC: blue chips and unemployment key indicators
Federal Open Market Committee members are more concerned with so-called "blue-chip" inflation expectations than with lagged actual inflation or analysts' inflation expectations, a new paper form the Dallas Federal Reserve finds.
Asia's reserves lower borrowing costs
Asian economies benefit from reduced spreads on their privately-held external debt because of their large holdings of foreign-exchange reserves, according to new research from the International Monetary Fund.
Russia embraces euro
The euro has gained in importance in Russia as an anchor and reserve currency, according to a new paper from the European Central Bank.
SWFs do not distort asset prices
Investments by sovereign wealth funds that are not economically motivated will not distort asset prices, finds new research from the European Central Bank.
Exporting benefits labour productivity
Exporting increases firms' labour productivity, finds a new paper from the Central Bank of Turkey.
GCC inflation is imported
Inflation rates in trading partners are the main driver of price pressures in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, finds a new paper from the International Monetary Fund.
Monetary transmission - markets compared
Monetary transmission mechanisms in emerging markets work with a shorter time lag than those in developed countries, according to a new research from the International Monetary Fund.
Bank's risk forecasts not effective
The Bank of England's risk forecasts for inflation do not perform well, finds new research from the Deutsche Bundesbank.
Bankruptcy delays foreclosure
Filing for personal bankruptcy adds a little over a year to a foreclosure process, finds a new paper from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve.
Asset shortages lead to bubbles
High asset-price volatility may be a natural consequence of asset shortages, finds a new paper from the Bank of Spain.
New research at the Bank of Finland
The Bank of Finland has published a new research newsletter covering topics such as demographics and monetary policy rules.
Strong euro less harmful for developing trade
The euro's strength has a weaker effect on the competitiveness of euro-area exports when the destination is a developing country, finds new research from the European Central Bank.
Stock prices count in bank lending
Stock markets play a key role in the lending decisions of European banks, finds a new paper from Banque de France.
Advanced and emerging markets diverging
In the period of globalisation from 1985 to 2005 there has been convergence of business cycles within industrial economies and within the emerging-markets, but a decoupling between them, finds a new paper from the International Monetary Fund.
Wage stagnation key source of poverty
Policies to address wages for workers at the lower end of the pay scale should be at the core of anti-poverty efforts in New York City, finds a new paper from the New York Federal Reserve.
Asian inflation to stay high
Inflation in Asian countries will remain high over the medium term due to rising oil prices and a persistent shortage of skilled labour, says new research from Deutsche Bank.
What makes T-bond prices jump?
Price jumps in US Treasury bonds occur mostly during prescheduled macroeconomic announcements or events, finds a new paper from the Bank of Canada.
Some preconditions for inflation targeting
The main macroeconomic preconditions for adopting an inflation-targeting regime are high levels of financial development, GDP per person and trade openness, finds a new paper from the Central Bank of Chile.
EU needs more crisis coordination
European Union financial regulators need to improve crisis prevention and management, and their supervisory structures, says research from Deutsche Bank.