The economic situation

This is a quarterly newsletter on the economy written by Senior Fellow Bruce Yandle, Clemson Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus and Interim Dean of Clemson's College of Business & Behavioral Science. The newsletter provides an analysis of national, regional, and state economic trends and activity. Each issue gives an update on GDP growth, interest rate trends, and comments on major events that affect the economic outlook.

The economic situation

This is a quarterly newsletter on the economy written by Senior Fellow Bruce Yandle, Clemson Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus and Interim Dean of Clemson's College of Business & Behavioral Science. The newsletter provides an analysis of national, regional, and state economic trends and activity. Each issue gives an update on GDP growth, interest rate trends, and comments on major events that affect the economic outlook.

The economic situation

This is a quarterly newsletter on the economy written by Senior Fellow Bruce Yandle, Clemson Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus and Interim Dean of Clemson's College of Business & Behavioral Science. The newsletter provides an analysis of national, regional, and state economic trends and activity. Each issue gives an update on GDP growth, interest rate trends, and comments on major events that affect the economic outlook.

The economic situation

This is a quarterly newsletter on the economy written by Senior Fellow Bruce Yandle, Clemson Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus and Interim Dean of Clemson's College of Business & Behavioral Science. The newsletter provides an analysis of national, regional, and state economic trends and activity. Each issue gives an update on GDP growth, interest rate trends, and comments on major events that affect the economic outlook.

The economic situation

This is a quarterly newsletter on the economy written by Senior Fellow Bruce Yandle, Clemson Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus and Interim Dean of Clemson's College of Business & Behavioral Science. The newsletter provides an analysis of national, regional, and state economic trends and activity. Each issue gives an update on GDP growth, interest rate trends, and comments on major events that affect the economic outlook.

The economic situation

This is a quarterly newsletter on the economy written by Senior Fellow Bruce Yandle, Clemson Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus and Interim Dean of Clemson's College of Business & Behavioral Science. The newsletter provides an analysis of national, regional, and state economic trends and activity. Each issue gives an update on GDP growth, interest rate trends, and comments on major events that affect the economic outlook.

The economic situation

This is a quarterly newsletter on the economy written by Senior Fellow Bruce Yandle, Clemson Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus and Interim Dean of Clemson's College of Business & Behavioral Science. The newsletter provides an analysis of national, regional, and state economic trends and activity. Each issue gives an update on GDP growth, interest rate trends, and comments on major events that affect the economic outlook.

SC INFORMATION LETTER #16-4 (revised)

The interest rate to be applied to underpayments and overpayments of taxes is listed. The rate is compounded daily except simple interest applies to the underpayment of declaration of estimated tax.

The economic situation

This is a quarterly newsletter on the economy written by Senior Fellow Bruce Yandle, Clemson Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus and Interim Dean of Clemson's College of Business & Behavioral Science. The newsletter provides an analysis of national, regional, and state economic trends and activity. Each issue gives an update on GDP growth, interest rate trends, and comments on major events that affect the economic outlook.

The economic situation

This is a quarterly newsletter on the economy written by Senior Fellow Bruce Yandle, Clemson Alumni Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus and Interim Dean of Clemson's College of Business & Behavioral Science. The newsletter provides an analysis of national, regional, and state economic trends and activity. Each issue gives an update on GDP growth, interest rate trends, and comments on major events that affect the economic outlook.

BM: Tributación y concentración en el sistema financiero Colombiano 1989 - 2003

El presente documento analiza los determinantes del margen de intermediación para el sistema financiero colombiano entre 1989 y 2003. Bajo una estimación dinámica de los efectos generados por variables específicas de actividad, impuestos y estructura de mercado, se presenta un seguimiento del margen de intermediación financiero, para un período que presenta elementos de liberalización y crisis.

The Influence of Age and Size on Family-Owned Firms’ Financing Decisions: Empirical Evidence Using Panel Data

Based on four samples of Portuguese family-owned firmsdi) 185 young, low-sized family-owned firms; ii) 167 young, high-sized familyowned firms; iii) 301 old, low-sized family-owned firms; and iv) 353 old, high-sized family-owned firms d we show that age and size are fundamental characteristics in family-owned firms’ financing decisions. The multiple empirical evidence obtained allows us to conclude that the financing decisions of young, low-sized family-owned firms are quite close to the assumptions of Pecking Order Theory, whereas those of old, high-sized family-owned firms are quite close to what is forecast by Trade-Off Theory. The lesser information asymmetry associated with greater age, the lesser likelihood of bankruptcy associated with greater size, as well as the lesser concentration of ownership and management consequence of greater age and size, may be especially important in the financing decisions of family-owned firms. In addition, we find that GDP, interest rate and periods of crisis have a greater effect on the debt of young, low-sized family-owned firms than on that of family-owned firms of the remainder research samples.

Hedged interest parity: ensaios sobre o prêmio pelo risco cambial com uso de opções

Este trabalho propõe a modelagem da paridade hedgeada de juros (HIP, hedged interest parity) – uma alternativa ao uso da paridade descoberta de juros (UIP, uncovered interest parity) que faz uso de opções sobre a taxa de câmbio e pode ser usada no estudo de um dos puzzles ainda não resolvidos na teoria econômica: a não ausência de viés no mercado futuro de câmbio como indicador das expectativas dos agentes. Através das pistas encontradas na revisão da vasta literatura disponível sobre o assunto e considerando a disponibilidade atual de dados sobre o mercado de opções – uma novidade recente - a HIP é proposta. A forma com que a modelagem usando opções se encaixa no framework tradicional é animadora do ponto de vista teórico: a HIP pode ser vista como uma forma genérica que, dependendo dos parâmetros escolhidos, converge para a CIP (covered interest parity) ou para a UIP (uncovered interest parity). Além disso, ela mitiga efeitos de duas das principais explicações tradicionais para as falhas dos testes da UIP, i.e. learning e peso problem, o que a torna potencialmente melhor do que esta como modelo para o estudo das paridades de juros. Mais importante do que isso, ela sugere uma forma funcional para o prêmio pelo risco cambial (PRC) que pode ser testada econométricamente. O ensaio também propõe e implementa um teste comparativo da HIP com a UIP com resultados animadores. Além do coeficiente do forward premium mudar para mais próximo do previsto pela teoria quando se troca a UIP pela HIP, o prêmio pelo risco cambial gerado pela modelagem da HIP apresenta resultados próximos aos previstos por Fama(1984). Isso permite concluir que a investigação do prêmio pelo risco cambial usando os dados do mercado de opções é um caminho fértil para pesquisa futura. O trabalho traz ainda conclusões importantes para a implementação de política monetária, uma vez que propõe a inclusão da volatilidade implícita do câmbio (via custos das opções) na equação de paridade de juros.