1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910157391603321

Autore

Noble Elizabeth <1968->

Titolo

Quarry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

DSP Publications

ISBN

1-63533-259-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.) : ill

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The Vampire Guard: Book TwoThe members of the Vampire Guard--Jonas Forge, spy and soldier turned cop; computer hacker extraordinaire Blair Turner; Declan, thief, con man, and ex-pirate; and medical examiner and werewolf Dr. Lucas Coate--face a dangerous and elusive enemy.And this time, it's personal.Over the course of three hundred years, a man has touched each of their lives in ways they are only just realizing. When a hunt for a psychotic killer in the present resurrects memories and clues from the past, they discover how they have been affected and are bound by the existence of a ruthless vampire criminal. Now, while preventing a heist at a high-tech art show and thwarting several large-scale explosions, the team must employ their unique blend of science and supernatural abilities to put an end to the machinations of the man toying with their lives.This time, he won't slip through their fingers.This time, it's more than a case. It's a hunt, and Forge, Blair, Declan, and Lucas won't stop until they've captured their quarry.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957406003321

Autore

Stella Peter

Titolo

Central Bank Financial Strength and Policy Performance : : An Econometric Evaluation / / Peter Stella, Ulrich Klueh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008

ISBN

9786612841279

9781462303328

1462303323

9781452784397

1452784396

9781282841277

1282841270

9781451870343

1451870345

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (69 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/176

Altri autori (Persone)

KluehUlrich

Disciplina

332.11

Soggetti

Banks and banking, Central - Econometric models

Monetary policy - Econometric models

Accounting

Banking

Banks and Banking

Banks and banking

Banks

Central bank autonomy

Central bank balance sheet

Central Banks and Their Policies

Deflation

Depository Institutions

Finance, Public

Financial reporting, financial statements

Financial statements

Inflation

Macroeconomics

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Price Level

Prices



Public Administration

Public Sector Accounting and Audits

Chile

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Theoretical Considerations and Related Literature; A. Reasons for A Lack of Central Bank Financial Strength; B. Theories Linking Central Bank Financial Strength and Policy Performance; C. Related Empirical Evidence; III. Evaluating Cross-Country Indicators of Central Bank Financial Strength; A. Conceptualization of Central Bank Financial Strength and Data Sources; B. Recent Trends in Central Bank Profitability; 1. Return on Average Assets in a Large Sample of Central Banks, 1995-2005

2. Median Return on Average Assets in Bankscope Sample 3. Share of Central Banks with High Central Bank Financial Strength; 4. Share of Central Banks with Negative IFS Capital; 5. Central Bank Financial Strength in a Group of Western Hemisphere Countries; 6. Distribution of Reported Sum of Capital and OIN in Percent of Total Assets; 7. Distribution of Reported OIN in Percent of Total Assets; 8. Measures of Central Bank Revenues and Costs; IV. Econometric Analysis; A. Data and Approach; 9. Price Stability and Central Bank Financial Strength

B. Central Bank Financial Strength and Inflation in a Panel of Latin American and Caribbean Countries 1. Baseline Results with Alternative Control Variables and Excluding Outliers; 2. Fixed Effects Estimates with Alternative Control Variables; 3. Fiscal Variables and Alternative Dependent Variable; 4. Results for Central Bank Financial Strength; 5. Feasible Generalized Least Squares Estimation; C. Central Bank Financial Strength and Inflation in a Large Cross-Section of Countries; 6. Results for the Cross-Section; 10. Relationship Between Central Bank Financial Strength

7. Accounting for Extreme Cases of Balance Sheet Distortions 11. Relationship Between Central Bank Financial Strength and d; V. Policy Conclusions and Future Research; Appendix: Statistical Information and Figures; References; Footnotes

Sommario/riassunto

The financial health of central banks and its relation to policy outcomes has recently been recognized as an important policy issue. While case study evidence clearly indicates that weak central bank finances can hamper effective policy implementation, the question of whether central bank financial strength influences policy performance remains controversial. This is due, in part, to a lack of econometric evidence. The paper presents a first step toward filling this gap, by providing a quantitative evaluation of the relationship between measures of central bank financial strength and policy performance, in particular inflation. The paper's major finding is that there indeed is a negative relationship between central bank financial strength and inflation outcomes. This relationship appears to be robust to the choice of alternative country samples, control variables, estimation strategies, and conceptualizations of central bank financial strength.