Vikram Haksar: 3 books
Fintech and Financial Services
Initial Considerations
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
A new wave of technological innovations, often called “fintech,” is accelerating change in the financial sector. What impact might fintech have on financial services, and how should regulation respond? This paper sets out an economic framework for thinking through the channels by which fintech...
by Aasim Mr. Husain, Rabah Mr. Arezki, Peter Mr. Breuer
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
The sharp drop in oil prices is one of the most important global economic developments over the past year. The SDN finds that (i) supply factors have played a somewhat larger role than demand factors in driving the oil price drop, (ii) a substantial part of the price decline is expected to persist...
by Era Ms. Dabla-Norris, Si Mr. Guo, Vikram Mr. Haksar
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
Total factor productivity growth was stagnant or slowing in many advanced countries even prior to the crisis. This paper documents sector-level productivity patterns across advanced economies prior to the crisis and examines the role of product and labor market rigidities as well as innovation and investments...