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how have the UK’s external balance sheet risks changed over the past two decades? – Bank Underground

how have the UK’s external balance sheet risks changed over the past two decades? – Bank Underground

Colm Manning and Alice Crundwell No country is an island – in terms of economics at least, if not geography....

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A simple model of the effects of entity and activity constraints on alternative investment funds – Bank Underground

A simple model of the effects of entity and activity constraints on alternative investment funds – Bank Underground

Leo Fernandes, Harkeerit Kalsi, Nicholas Vause, Matthew Downer, Sarah Ek and Sebastian Maxted Hedge funds and other alternative investment funds...

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how imported inputs shape UK prices – Bank Underground

how imported inputs shape UK prices – Bank Underground

Aydan Dogan, Melih Firat and Aditya Soenarjo How does the use of imported inputs in production affect inflation dynamics in...

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Why short-term finance matters (a lot more) to exporting firms – Bank Underground

Why short-term finance matters (a lot more) to exporting firms – Bank Underground

Aydan Dogan and Ida Hjortsoe Exporting allows firms to access a larger market, but it also implies costs and risks....

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A summary measure for UK households’ resilience – Bank Underground

A summary measure for UK households’ resilience – Bank Underground

Vania Esady and Stephen Burgess A summary measure for UK households’ resilience High levels of household debt have been shown...

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a survey – Bank Underground

a survey – Bank Underground

Tihana Škrinjarić How effective is macroprudential policy and how should policymakers measure its stance? My recent paper surveys the literature...

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evidence on corporate investment hurdle rates in the UK – Bank Underground

evidence on corporate investment hurdle rates in the UK – Bank Underground

Krishan Shah, Phil Bunn and Marko Melolinna An important way in which monetary policy impacts the economy is through its...

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State-dependent effects of UK monetary policy – Bank Underground

State-dependent effects of UK monetary policy – Bank Underground

Vania Esady Monetary policy actions transmit to inflation and real activity with ‘long and variable’ lags. However, it is not...

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steady as she goes – Bank Underground

steady as she goes – Bank Underground

Joanna McLafferty, Kirstine McMillan and Joseph Smart On 7 May 2024 the SONIA rate, the UK’s risk-free reference rate, printed...

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Central bank balance sheet policies and the market for reserves – Bank Underground

Central bank balance sheet policies and the market for reserves – Bank Underground

Michael Kumhof and Mauricio Salgado-Moreno While ‘unconventional’ balance-sheet policies like quantitative easing (QE) and quantitative tightening (QT) appear to have...

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