Financial Markets and Monetary and Financial Conditions

Financial markets and systems play a key role in resource allocation. Recent work has studied how legal and regulatory framework conditions for financial systems support innovation and investment and thus growth. Other work is studying financial market integration in the euro area.
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Economic Survey of Denmark 2009

05-Nov-2009

The Danish economy has been hard hit during the global crisis. Substantial measures have been taken to combat its effects. Going forward, the main challenges include restoring fiscal sustainability, raising productivity growth and improving education outcomes.

Understanding the world trade collapse

29-Oct-2009

The collapse in world trade volumes at the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009 was exceptional by historical standards. This paper shows that world demand (to which trade has become more responsive in recent decades) can explain most of the collapse in world trade, but that tight credit conditions have likely amplified the short-term trade response.

OECD economic survey of Japan 2009

30-Sep-2009

Japan has been hard-hit by the global financial crisis. Its main economic challenges include raising its growth potential, upgrading the financial sector, resolving its fiscal problem, reforming health care and improving climate change policies.

Financial stability in the United Kingdom: Banking on prudence

22-Jul-2009

The UK financial market has been severely affected by the recent financial crisis. This paper reviews the supervisory and regulatory framework and the many reforms that have already been adopted to remedy these weaknesses.

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