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- D’Orazio, Paola, et al.
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Macro-financial policy at the crossroad : addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation - introduction to the special issue
- 2024
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Ingår i: Eurasian Economic Review. - : Springer. - 1309-422X. ; 14:1, s. 1-11
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This special issue of the Eurasian Economic Review delves into the critical relationships between macro-financial policy frameworks and environmental sustainability, emphasizing the urgent challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. These environmental crises pose significant threats to global economic and financial stability, underscoring the necessity of integrating environmental considerations into macro-financial policies to foster sustainability and resilience in economic policymaking. Through a collection of research papers, this issue explores innovative strategies for developing comprehensive policy frameworks that harmonize monetary, financial, and fiscal policies with environmental objectives. It emphasizes the need for advanced methods to assess and manage the financial risks of climate change and environmental degradation. Underscoring the need for a multidisciplinary approach, the research advocates for the collaboration of economists, environmental scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders to develop effective macro-financial policies. These policies aim to mitigate environmental risks, enhance environmental sustainability, and preserve biodiversity. The issue calls for further research to refine models that accurately predict the macro-financial impacts of environmental risks and assess the effectiveness of policy measures, paving the way for a sustainable future in the face of escalating environmental challenges.
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- Mutarindwa, Samuel, et al.
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The impact of liquidity and capital requirements on lending and stability of African banks
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of international financial markets, institutions, and money. - : Elsevier. - 1042-4431 .- 1873-0612. ; 67, s. 1-20
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We assess whether compliance with Basel III's main requirements, the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) and the risk-weighted Total Capital Ratio (TCR), matters for lending and stability of African banks. Banks with an NSFR or a TCR of at least the required minimum are defined as treatment group in the endogenous treatment estimations. Our results reveal that African banks complying with the capital threshold TCR lend more than banks from the less capitalized control group, while banks complying with the NSFR threshold lend less than their peers. A detailed analysis with sample splits reveals that complying with the capital threshold improves the Z-score and the ratio of non-performing loans (NPL ratio) only for those banks with stability levels above the median. The likelihood of African banks to comply with the Basel III thresholds is overall strongly dependent on the strengths of regulatory institutions in the home country and, in case of the capital ratio, also on the legal origin. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Mutarindwa, Samuel, et al.
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Central banks' supervisory guidance on corporate governance and bank stability : Evidence from African countries
- 2020
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Ingår i: Emerging Markets Review. - : Elsevier. - 1566-0141 .- 1873-6173. ; 43
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper focuses on the identification of the causal relationship between central banks' supervisory guidance and individual bank stability. We propose and test the hypothesis that this causal relationship is mediated by the degree to which banks comply with their central bank's corporate governance recommendations. Specifically, we exploit the fact that there is considerable cross-country heterogeneity in providing supervisory guidance. Our recursive two-equation system is equivalent to an endogenous treatment effect model in which the treatment is the provision of supervisory guidance. We find that institutional factors, in particular the legal family of origin, political stability, contract enforcement and strength of investor protection promote provision of supervisory guidance. If a central bank has published supervisory guidance, local banks show better internal governance and higher stability.
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- Barasinska, Nataliya, et al.
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Gender role asymmetry and stock market participation – evidence from four European household surveys
- 2018
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Ingår i: European Journal of Finance. - : Routledge. - 1351-847X .- 1466-4364. ; 24:12, s. 1026-1046
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study investigates the importance of social norms for shaping women's and men's decision to participate in the stock market, aiming to disentangle the different channels playing a role in this decision. Gender role asymmetry is indicated by the country's rank in the gender equality index of the World Economic Forum. Using data from four national household surveys, we find that in Italy – the country with highly asymmetric gender role prescriptions – women's risk-taking behavior responds to this non-supportive environment. Consistent with the theory of social identity, Italian women refrain from stock market participation more than their self-reported risk tolerance levels would suggest. In contrast, in the three countries with a lower asymmetry in gender role prescriptions, no exaggerated female backing off from investing in stocks is observable. The result is robust to separately analyzing sub-samples of singles and couples. However, women who self-select into stock market participation invest the same portfolio share in stocks as do their male peers – independent of the society's degree of gender role divergence.
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- Badunenko, Oleg, et al.
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Investments : women are more cautious than men because they have less financial resources at their disposal
- 2010
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Ingår i: DIW Berlin, Weekly Report. - 1860-3343. ; 6:1, s. 1-4
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Experts on investments and financial products assume that women are less amenable to risks and therefore put their money into secure investment products. A current study conducted by the DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research) challenges this view. The study demonstrates that men and women are equally likely to take a chance on risky investments – assuming that they have the same financial resources at their disposal. A general cliché may not longer be true: that sex is a determinant factor in investment decisions and that the difference in attitudes toward investment between men and women is a result of gender-based investment attitudes. Women are likely to have cautious investment habits because – as a rule – they have only half the investment resources available that men have at their disposal.
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- Barasinska, Nataliya, et al.
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Financial Risk Aversion and Household Asset Diversification
- 2008
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper explores the relationship between risk attitude and asset diversification in household portfolios. We first examine the impact of manifested risk aversion on the total number of distinct assets held in a portfolio (naive diversification). The second part of the paper focuses on a more sophisticated strategy of diversification and asks whether financial theory is compatible with observed diversification patterns. Based on the German Socioeconomic Panel which provides unique measures of individual propensity for taking risk, the results of the regression analysis show that, along with some socioeconomic characteristics, the propensity for taking investment risk is an important predictor of a household's diversification strategy. However, some of our findings are strongly at odds with what the concept of mean-variance utility suggests.
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- Barasinska, Nataliya, et al.
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Hohe Risikoaversion privater Haushalte bei Geldanlagen
- 2008
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Ingår i: Wochenbericht. - Berlin : DIW Berlin. - 0012-1304. ; 75:45, s. 704-710
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Eine möglichst breite Streuung der Geldanlagengilt als eine wichtige Strategie der Risikominimierungbei Investitionsentscheidungen. Die Mehrzahlder Haushalte in Deutschland streut auch ihrGeldvermögen über mehrere Anlageformen. IhrAnlageverhalten stimmt jedoch nur bedingt mitder von Haushaltsvorständen bekundeten Risikobereitschaftüberein. Dies zeigt eine aktuelle empirischeStudie auf Basis des Sozio-oekonomischenPanels (SOEP). So steigt zwar die Wahrscheinlichkeit,seine Anlagen zu streuen tendenziell mit derRisikoaversion an, allerdings nur solange es sichnicht um einen „vollständig gestreuten Anlagekorb“handelt. Die Neigung, ein Portfolio mit allenAnlageformen zu halten, nimmt mit wachsenderScheu vor dem Risiko ab. Offenbar entscheidenHaushaltsvorstände nach dem bereits von Keynespropagierten Prinzip: Sicherheit und Liquiditätkommen zuerst. Die Bereitschaft in riskantere Anlagenzu investieren, steigt mit der Anzahl bereitsbestehender sicherer Anlagen im Portfolio.
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- Barasinska, Nataliya, et al.
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Individual risk attitudes and the composition of financial portfolios : Evidence from German household portfolios
- 2012
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Ingår i: Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. - : Elsevier. - 1062-9769 .- 1878-4259. ; 52:1, s. 1-14
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper explores the relationship between the self-declared risk aversion of private investors and theirpropensity to hold incomplete portfolios of financial assets. The analysis is based on household surveydata from the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP) that provides a reliable measure of individual attitudestoward financial risk. Our findings suggest that more risk averse households tend to hold incompleteportfolios consisting mainly of a few risk-free assets. We also find that the propensity to acquire additionalassets is highly dependent on whether liquidity and safety needs are met.
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- Barasinska, Nataliya, et al.
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Is the Willingness to Take Financial Risk a Sex-Linked Trait? : Evidence from National Surveys of Household Finance
- 2013
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- We investigate whether the willingness to take investment risk is a sex-linked trait and link the results to the country’s gender equality regime. Our empirical analysis involves household data on financial asset holdings as well as on self-reported risk tolerance for Austria, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. Of those countries, Italy is by far the country with the greatest degree of gender inequality according to the 2009 Global Gender Gap Report. Two stages of building a portfolio of financial assets are analyzed. For the first-stage decision of whether to invest in risky assets in the first place, gender is found to have no effect in Austria, the Netherlands and Spain but does have an impact in Italy. However, even for Italy, it seems to be irrelevant in the second-stage decision about the share of wealth invested in the risky assets. We infer from these findings that, for countries with a high degree of gender equality, it is inappropriate to base financial advice primarily on gender.
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- Barasinska, Nataliya, et al.
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Private Households Display Strong Aversion to Investment Risk
- 2009
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Ingår i: DIW Berlin Weekly Report. - : German Institute for Economic Research. - 1860-3343. ; 5:2, s. 13-18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The broadest possible diversification of investments is considered an important strategy for minimizing investment risk. Most households in Germany do distribute their financial assets over several types of investment. However, investment behavior is only partially consistent with the overall readiness for risk-taking reported by heads of households. This is demonstrated by a current empirical study based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). The probability of diversification does tend to rise according to the degree of risk aversion, yet not when it comes to a ""fully diversified investment basket."" With a higher fear of risk, the tendency to fill a portfolio with every kind of investment falls. Clearly, households make decisions in keeping with a principle propagated by Keynes: security and liquidity come first. The readiness to invest in riskier assets rises with the number of secure investments already in place in the portfolio.
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