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Vanishing Contagion?

Vanishing Contagion?

Mr. Paolo Mauro

While a number of emerging market crises were characterized by widespread contagion during the 1990s, more recent crises (notably, in Argentina) have been mostly contained within national borders.
The Persistence of Corruption and Slow Economic Growth

The Persistence of Corruption and Slow Economic Growth

Mr. Paolo Mauro

There is increasing recognition that corruption has substantial, adverse effects on economic growth.
The Corporation of Foreign Bondholders

The Corporation of Foreign Bondholders

Mr. Paolo Mauro

This paper analyzes the Corporation of Foreign Bondholders (CFB), an association of British investors holding bonds issued by foreign governments.
A Modern History of Fiscal Prudence and Profligacy

A Modern History of Fiscal Prudence and Profligacy

Mr. Paolo Mauro

We draw on a newly collected historical dataset of fiscal variables for a large panel of countries—to our knowledge, the most comprehensive database currently available—to gauge the degree of fiscal prudence or profligacy for each ...
Pricing Growth-Indexed Bonds

Pricing Growth-Indexed Bonds

Mr. Paolo Mauro

Investor attitude surveys suggest that pricing difficulties are seen as a considerable obstacle. In an effort to reduce such concerns, this article presents a simple way of pricing growth-indexed bonds.
The Suitability of AsEAN for a Regional Currency Arrangement

The Suitability of AsEAN for a Regional Currency Arrangement

Mr. Paolo Mauro

This paper examines the costs, benefits, preconditions, and implications of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional currency arrangement that is assumed to culminate in a regional currency.
Global Turning Points: Understanding the Challenges for ...

Global Turning Points: Understanding the Challenges for ...

Mauro F. Guillén

... is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication data Guillén, Mauro E Global turning points: understanding the challenges for business in the 2Ist century / Mauro Guillen and Emilio Ontiveros. p, cm.
Stock Returns and Output Growth in Emerging and Advanced ...

Stock Returns and Output Growth in Emerging and Advanced ...

Mr. Paolo Mauro

This paper studies the correlation between output growth and lagged stock returns in a panel of emerging market economies and advanced economies.
The Cambridge History of Philosophy in Late Antiquity

The Cambridge History of Philosophy in Late Antiquity

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Bonazzi, Mauro, and Celluprica, Vincenza (eds.). (2005) L'eredità platonica. Studisul platonismo da Arcesilao a Proclo. Naples. Bonazzi, Mauro, and Helmig, Christoph (eds.) (2007). Platonic Stoicism – StoicPlatonism. Leuven. BoysStones  ...
Globalization: The Crucial Phase

Globalization: The Crucial Phase

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... rates between 2001 and 2006. The Federal Reserve could have curbed asset- price inflation. After all, central banks enjoy independence from the political power 116 Mauro Guillén and Sandra L. Suárez Mauro Guillén and Sandra L Suárez.
The Drowned Cities - Free Preview (The First 11 Chapters)

The Drowned Cities - Free Preview (The First 11 Chapters)

Paolo Bacigalupi

This thrilling companion to Paolo Bacigalupi's highly acclaimed Ship Breaker is a haunting and powerful story of loyalty, survival, and heart-pounding adventure.
Criticism and Confession: The Bible in the Seventeenth ...

Criticism and Confession: The Bible in the Seventeenth ...

Nicholas Hardy

For the convergence of Casaubon and Sarpi's ecclesiologies on other points, see Cozzi, 'Paolo Sarpi', 100–1, 105; Jaska Kainulainen, Paolo Sarpi: A Servant of God and State (Leiden, 2014), 182; Ulianich, 72 The 'Theological Vortex' ...
Zombie Baseball Beatdown

Zombie Baseball Beatdown

Paolo Bacigalupi

In this inventive, fast-paced novel that strikes a pitch-perfect tone for reluctant readers, National Book Award finalist and Printz Award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi effectively uses humour and high-intensity action to take on hard ...
Sacrifice in the Post-Kantian Tradition: Perspectivism, ...

Sacrifice in the Post-Kantian Tradition: Perspectivism, ...

Paolo Diego Bubbio

In this book, Paolo Diego Bubbio offers an alternative to standard philosophical accounts of the notion of sacrifice, which generally begin with the hermeneutic and postmodern traditions of the twentieth century, starting instead with the ...
China, the West and the Myth of New Public Management: ...

China, the West and the Myth of New Public Management: ...

Paolo Urio

Further, this book explores the different results of NPM in China and the West and the conclusions Paolo Urio draws have timely significance, as he suggests that China has been able to change its policies more rapidly and thus more ...
The Flower of Youth: Pier Paolo Pasolini Poems

The Flower of Youth: Pier Paolo Pasolini Poems

Mary di Michele

Written as a kind of historical narrative in verse, the poems in this collection depict the coming of age and sexual awareness of the great Italian writer and film director, Pier Paolo Pasolini.
L'esistenza e il logos: filosofia, esperienza religiosa, ...

L'esistenza e il logos: filosofia, esperienza religiosa, ...

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filosofia, esperienza religiosa, rivelazione Piero Coda, Paolo Diego Bubbio. IL ROVESCIAMENTO DEL CONCETTO di Paolo Diego Bubbio 1. Introduzione Chi scrive appartiene alla prima generazione di studenti torinesi che non hanno ...
La ricerca dell'identità

La ricerca dell'identità

Paolo Sarti

Paolo Sarti, Anna Oliverio Ferraris. II. La. costruzione. dell'identità. I BAMBINI TRA IO E NOI Tutte le teorie sottolineano l'importanza degli altri nella costruzione dell'identità individuale. Sia che intenda differenziarsi o conformarsi, mostrarsi o  ...
FinTech Innovation: From Robo-Advisors to Goal Based ...

FinTech Innovation: From Robo-Advisors to Goal Based ...

Paolo Sironi

This is a must-read book by Paolo Sironi, a global FinTech Thought Leader!" —Susanne Chishti, CEO, FINTECH Circle; Chairman, FINTECH Circle Innovate; Co-Editor, The FINTECH Book "This is a thoughtful and superbly executed look at how ...
FinTech Innovation: From Robo-Advisors to Goal Based ...

FinTech Innovation: From Robo-Advisors to Goal Based ...

Paolo Sironi

This is a must-read book by Paolo Sironi, a global FinTech Thought Leader!" —Susanne Chishti, CEO, FINTECH Circle; Chairman, FINTECH Circle Innovate; Co-Editor, The FINTECH Book "This is a thoughtful and superbly executed look at how ...
Differences on Stage

Differences on Stage

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Paolo Puppa, Alessandra De Martino, Paola Toninato. Differences on Stage, Edited by Alessandra De Martino, Paolo Puppa and Paola Toninato This book first published 2013 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street, ...
Object-Based Models and Languages for Concurrent Systems: ...

Object-Based Models and Languages for Concurrent Systems: ...

Paolo Ciancarini

ECOOP ''94 Workshop on Models and Languages for Coordination of Parallelism and Distribution, Bologna, Italy, July 5, 1994. Selected Papers Paolo Ciancarini, Oscar Nierstrasz, Akinori Yonezawa. Correctness-Preserving Transformations for the Design of Parallel Programs NaVma BROWN CRIN-CNRS fc INR1A Lorraine , BP 239 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France, email: ...
Atene, la città inquieta

Atene, la città inquieta

Mauro Bonazzi

What is the meaning of our existence? This is what was discussed at Athens.
Towards an Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Life Course

Towards an Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Life Course

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René Levy, Paolo Ghisletta, Jean-Marie Le Goff, Dario Spini, Eric Widmer ... appreciate now. Rene ́ Levy, Paolo Ghisletta, Jean-Marie Le Goff, Dario Spini and Eric Widmer (Editors) Lausanne/Geneva This page intentionally left blank LIST OF ...

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