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(1) How Commodity Prices Can Predict Banking Crises (5 min read)
Low-income countries suffered from a wave of banking crises during the 1980s and 1990s. A new Journal of International Economics paper explains why high commodity price volatility was to blame. Sam van de Schootbrugge distils their main findings.
(Sam van de Schootbrugge │ 7th April, 2021)
(2) Weekly Vaccination Tracker(1 min read)
We’ve added some new features to this week’s tracker. It shows a strong weekly vaccination performance by Hungary, Singapore and India, and a decline in UK vaccination rates.
(Sam van de Schootbrugge │ 7th April, 2021)
Insolvency Prospects Among Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises in Advanced Economies : Assessment and Policy Options (IMF Blog, 27 page read)
The Alpha Beta Gamma of the Labor Market (Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 38 page read)
From Mancession to Shecession: Women’s Employment in Regular and Pandemic Recessions (NBER, 61 page read)
Global Stablecoins: Monetary Policy Implementation Considerations from the US Perspective (FRED, 12 page read)
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