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- 1988
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Explaining the Demand for Dollars: International Rates of Return, and the Expectations of Chartists and Fundamentalists
By: Jeffrey A. Frankel and Kenneth A. Froot
Keywords: Currencies; Exchange Rates; International Macroeconomics; Monetary Policy; Currency Controls; Fixed Exchange Rates; Floating Exchange Rates; Currency Bands; Currency Zones; Currency Areas; Rational Expectations; Currency Exchange Rate; Asset Pricing; Macroeconomics
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Kenneth A. Froot. "Explaining the Demand for Dollars: International Rates of Return, and the Expectations of Chartists and Fundamentalists." Chap. 2 in Macroeconomics, Agriculture, and Exchange Rates, edited by R. Chambers and P. Paarlberg, 25–80. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1988.
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You Can't Always Get What You Want: The Real Exchange Rate and Manufacturing Performance in a World of Global Value Chains
By: Laura Alfaro, Alejandro Cuñat, Harald Fadinger and Yanping Liu
Real exchange rate devaluations are typically seen as a viable development strategy, but the effectiveness of the approach may vary over time and across countries. This column explores this issue by focusing on the microeconomics of firm-level responses to exchange... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Performance; Real Exchange Rate; Global Value Chains; Economics; Production; Performance
Alfaro, Laura, Alejandro Cuñat, Harald Fadinger, and Yanping Liu. "You Can't Always Get What You Want: The Real Exchange Rate and Manufacturing Performance in a World of Global Value Chains." Vox, CEPR Policy Portal (October 2, 2018).
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Bonds: average yields by rating
Where can I find the average yields for Moody's and S&P rated corporate bonds? In Bloomberg: For Moody's: Type MOOD press Index and then press GO. For S&P: Type SPWC press Index and then press GO. In Global... View Details
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Tax rates (by U.S. state)
Administrators: Website includes state comparisons of income, sales, and excise tax rates. Under the menu for Divisions and Programs, select Research & Tax Rates > Current Tax Rates. View Details
- Dataset
US Home Ownership Rates
- 2001
- Article
Exchange Rates and Tax-Based Promotion
By: M. A. Desai and James R. Hines Jr.
Desai, M. A., and James R. Hines Jr. "Exchange Rates and Tax-Based Promotion." Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Taxation and Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the National Tax Association (2001).
- Summer 2005
- Article
The Ratings Game: Evaluating the Three Groups that Rate the Charities
By: Stephanie Lowell, Brian Trelstad and Bill Meehan
Lowell, Stephanie, Brian Trelstad, and Bill Meehan. "The Ratings Game: Evaluating the Three Groups that Rate the Charities." Stanford Social Innovation Review 3, no. 2 (Summer 2005): 39–45.
- 2023
- Working Paper
Uniform Rate Setting and the Deposit Channel
By: Juliane Begenau and Erik Stafford
U.S. banks predominantly use uniform deposit rate setting policies, particularly the largest banks. Uniform rate setting ignores local market concentration, and is therefore inconsistent with the identification strategy used to provide cross-sectional evidence of the... View Details
Begenau, Juliane, and Erik Stafford. "Uniform Rate Setting and the Deposit Channel." Working Paper, December 2023.
- 16 Aug 2010
- News
Commercial paper market rates at record lows
- 31 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies
In the run-up to the global financial crisis, credit rating agencies gave high marks to such risky financial vehicles as collateralized debt obligations, which few people understood. It has been argued that these View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
environmental record is actually quite mixed. But you wouldn't know it from environmental ratings and rankings that claim to highlight the most environmentally proactive companies. News Corporation was awarded the highest View Details
- 12 Oct 2011
- News
Study: Yelp Ratings Linked to Restaurant Revenue
- Article
Earnings and Ratings at Google Answers
By: Benjamin Edelman
I analyze all questions and answers from the inception of the Google Answers service through November 2003, and I find notable trends in answerer behavior: more experienced answerers provide answers with the characteristics askers most value, receiving higher ratings... View Details
Keywords: Service Delivery; Opportunities; Behavior; Value; Jobs and Positions; Wages; Business Earnings
Edelman, Benjamin. "Earnings and Ratings at Google Answers." Economic Inquiry 50, no. 2 (April 2012): 309–320. (draft as first circulated in 2004.)
- 13 May 2010
- News
How to keep politics out of rating agency reform
- 09 Feb 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Do Corporate Social Responsibility Ratings Predict Corporate Social Performance?
- February 1994 (Revised February 1996)
- Case
Union Carbide Corporation: Interest Rate Risk Management
By: Peter Tufano
Union Carbide's board of directors is asked to evaluate a proposal from the staff treasurer's that would articulate policies to manage its debt portfolio. The staff proposes that shareholder value will be maximized if the firm manages its exposure to interest rates by... View Details
Tufano, Peter, and Jon Headley. "Union Carbide Corporation: Interest Rate Risk Management." Harvard Business School Case 294-057, February 1994. (Revised February 1996.)
- 08 Aug 2013
- News
Study finds online ratings vulnerable to bias
- September 1977 (Revised March 1984)
- Background Note
Debt Securities and Debt Rating
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Debt Securities
Hawkins, David F. "Debt Securities and Debt Rating." Harvard Business School Background Note 178-041, September 1977. (Revised March 1984.)
- January 2025
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Automatic Enrollment with a 12% Default Contribution Rate
By: John Beshears, Ruofei Guo, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian and James J. Choi
We study a retirement savings plan with a default contribution rate of 12% of income, which is much higher than previously studied defaults. Twenty-five percent of employees had not opted out of this default 12 months after hire; a literature review finds that the... View Details
Keywords: Retirement Savings; Defined Contribution Retirement Plan; Automatic Enrollment; Retirement; Saving; Income; Decision Choices and Conditions
Beshears, John, Ruofei Guo, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and James J. Choi. "Automatic Enrollment with a 12% Default Contribution Rate." Journal of Pension Economics & Finance 24, no. 1 (January 2025): 152–182. (20th Anniversary Special Issue.)