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Finance & Development June 1, 2001 Prakash Loungani & Assaf Razin |
How Beneficial Is Foreign Direct Investment for Developing Countries? The resilience of foreign direct investment during financial crises may lead many developing countries to regard it as the private capital inflow of choice. Although there is substantial evidence that such investment benefits host countries, they should assess its potential impact... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Kose et al. |
Financial Globalization: Beyond the Blame Game A new way of looking at financial globalization -- the phenomenon of rising cross-border financial flows -- reexamines its costs and benefits. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Prasad et al. |
The Paradox of Capital Is foreign capital associated with economic growth and, if not, why does it flow 'uphill'?. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Yaga Venugopal Reddy |
Point of View: Converting a Tiger The Reserve Bank of India's governor offers lessons from the country's gradualist approach to capital account convertibility. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2002 Carmen M. Reinhart & Vincent Reinhart |
Is a G-3 Target Zone on Target for Emerging Markets? Would the exchange rate stability created by a target zone for the world's three most important currencies be in the best interests of emerging market countries? A recent study suggests such stability might come at the price of more volatile interest rates, making this a difficult question... |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Kenneth S. Rogoff |
Straight Talk Rethinking capital controls: When should we keep an open mind? |
Finance & Development December 2011 Eswar S. Prasad |
Role Reversal Emerging economies are less dependent on debt, less vulnerable to volatile investment sentiment, and are rethinking the role of capital flows |
Finance & Development December 1, 2001 Borensztein & Gelos |
Are Foreign Investors in Emerging Market Economies a Panic-Prone Herd? Foreign investors in emerging market economies have been blamed for touching off recent financial crises by rushing en masse to sell their investments. To what extent has such herdlike behavior occurred, and what have been the consequences? |
Finance & Development December 2010 |
Emerging Markets Come of Age These vibrant middle-income countries survived the global recession, but face bumps as they seek to solidify their place in the world economy. |
Finance & Development September 2008 Gupta & Tareq |
Mobilizing Revenue Strengthening domestic revenue bases is key to creating fiscal space for Africa's developmental needs |
Finance & Development December 1, 2000 Dadush, Dasgupta, & Ratha |
The Role of Short-Term Debt in Recent Crises The 1990s witnessed a boom in short-term lending by international banks to developing countries that lasted until Asia's financial crisis erupted in 1997. By 1997, nearly 60 percent of all outstanding international bank claims on developing countries had a remaining maturity of less than one year. |
Finance & Development December 2005 |
Book Reviews The United States and the World Economy: Foreign Economic Policy for the Next Decade... The Democracy Advantage: How Democracies Promote Prosperity and Peace... etc. |
Finance & Development March 2011 Arslanalp et al. |
Investing in Growth Revisiting the debate over whether public investment in infrastructure is productive. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Kose & Prasad |
Thinking Big How can small states hold their own in an increasingly globalized economy? |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Mauro & Yafeh |
Financial Crises of the Future Will future financial crises resemble the contagious crises of the 1990s, or the country-specific crises of the 1890s? What seems clear is that both advanced and emerging market countries will pay close attention to this debate. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Eswar S. Prasad |
Next Steps for China Why financial sector reform is a crucial element of a long-term economic growth strategy. |
Finance & Development June 2010 Linda Yueh |
A Stronger China China can emerge from the crisis stronger if it increases domestic demand and promotes global integration. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Burton & Zanello |
Asia Ten Years After A decade after the Asian financial crisis, the region is growing rapidly but still has a long to-do list. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2001 Stanley Fischer |
Exchange Rate Regimes: Is the Bipolar View Correct? During the past decade, many countries have changed their exchange rate regimes, moving from crisis-prone soft pegs to hard pegs or floating regimes. This trend is likely to continue, particularly among emerging market countries... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Goswami & Ree |
Global Capital Flows: Defying Gravity Technological innovations and faster information flows, aided by a sharp increase in total savings being channeled into financial instruments across borders, have fostered the dramatic globalization of capital flows. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Ceyla Pazarba et al. |
The Changing Face of Investors Analyzing the changes in the international investor base and their investment allocation behavior is fundamental to understanding the buildup of strengths and weaknesses in international financial markets. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Lipschitz et al. |
The Tosovsky Dilemma: Capital Surges in Transition Countries Transition countries that open themselves up to global capital markets are vulnerable to large and potentially erratic flows. Such flows should not be seen as one-off destabilizing events: they are intrinsic to the transition process and therefore need to be factored into policy formulation. |
Finance & Development June 2010 Bakker & Gulde |
Searching for Stability Eastern Europe rode a decade-long boom into a serious bust and now must figure out how to restart growth on a more even keel. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2001 Reint Gropp & Kristina Kostial |
FDI and Corporate Tax Revenue: Tax Harmonization or Competition? OECD countries with high corporate tax rates have experienced both high net outflows of foreign direct investment and a decline in corporate tax revenue. Identification of a causal link between these two trends has implications for the debate on tax harmonization... |
Finance & Development September 1, 2007 Li Cui |
China's Growing External Dependence The country's economic fortunes are increasingly tied to those of the global economy. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2006 Zagha, Nankani & Gill |
Rethinking Growth Economists are reconsidering what they really know about economic growth and how to go about formulating global national policies in the absence of reliable models. |
Finance & Development December 2010 Arora & Vamvakidis |
Gauging China's Influence China's rapid integration and growth are increasingly affecting the rest of the world. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2006 Anthony Elson |
What Happened? Here's why East Asia surged ahead of Latin America and some lessons for economic policy. |
Finance & Development December 2009 Ghosh & Ostry |
Choosing an Exchange Rate Regime A new look at an old question: Should countries fix, float, or choose something in between? |
Finance & Development December 1, 2006 McDonald et al. |
Enticing Investors To make a serious dent in poverty, Africa must attract more foreign capital. Portfolio investment has the potential to raise market efficiency and deepen financial intermediation while safeguarding financial sector soundness. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2002 Gerd Hausler |
The Globalization of Finance Financial globalization has brought considerable benefits to national economies and to investors and savers, but it has also changed the structure of markets, creating new risks and challenges for market participants and policymakers... |
Finance & Development June 1, 2006 Belaisch & Zanello |
Deepening Financial Ties The combination of favorable economic conditions and a clear commitment to integration can provide a fitting environment in which the policy debate can flourish -- and Asia's financial integration can continue to advance. |
Finance & Development September 2010 |
Data Spotlight: Coping with Capital Inflow Surges In response to recent inflow surges, some emerging markets are again using capital controls |
Finance & Development September 2011 |
Unequal = Indebted Higher income inequality in developed countries is associated with higher domestic and foreign indebtedness. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2006 Burton et al. |
Asia's Winds of Change The path that Asian countries have traveled to growth and prosperity in the past 50 years will remain relevant for the future -- the embrace of openness, the commitment to macroeconomic stability, and the drive to adapt and reform in response to changing circumstances. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2011 Jerry Webman |
Domestic Stocks In A Global Portfolio Over the next cycle U.S. investors will be well advised to look globally to build a portfolio of investment opportunities. In today's market, many of the best opportunities may be closer to home than we think. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 |
Book reviews Robert Solomon's Money on the Move: The Revolution in International Finance Since 1980... Distributive Justice and Economic Development: The Case of Chile and Developing Countries... Ruth de Krivoy's Collapse: The Venezuelan Banking Crisis of '94... etc. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2001 |
Book reviews Financial Crises in Emerging Markets: An Essay on Financial Globalisation and Fragility by Alexandre Lamfalussy... From Subsistence to Exchange and Other Essays by Peter Bauer... Maestro: Greenspan's Fed and the American Boom by Bob Woodward... etc. |
Finance & Development June 2009 Kose et al. |
Out of the Ballpark By any measure, the ongoing global recession is the deepest and the most synchronized of the postwar period |
Finance & Development September 1, 2005 Peter S. Heller |
Making AID Work An unlikely alliance of rock stars, politicians, and grassroots activists has put the issue of combating poverty at the forefront of global policymaking. Scaling up aid flows is just the start of a complex set of decisions and tough choices. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Claudio M. Loser & Martine Guerguil |
The Long Road to Financial Stability Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean weathered the economic crises of the late 1990s better than expected, thanks to the policy reforms of the past two decades. Further reform is urgently needed, however, to put the region on a faster growth path and reduce its vulnerability to external shocks. |
Finance & Development March 2009 Pisani-Ferry & Santos |
Reshaping the Global Economy The economic and financial crisis marks the end (for now) of a rapid expansion of globalization. |
Finance & Development September 2008 David C. L. Nellor |
The Rise of Africa's "Frontier" Markets A number of sub-Saharan countries are beginning to attract investors to their financial markets |
Finance & Development June 1, 2005 de la Torre & Schmukler |
Small Fish, Big Pond What is the future for developing country capital markets in a globalized economy? |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Christian Mulder |
Assessing the Dangers Spotting vulnerability to financial risks is key to preventing crises. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2006 Baily & Farrell |
Breaking Down Barriers to Growth Encouraging competition is key to reviving stalled industrial economies. |
Finance & Development September 2008 Masood Ahmed |
The Next Frontier Low-income countries gain ground in a globalized world, but they still face major challenges. |
Finance & Development June 2011 |
Emerging Challenges Emerging markets must adapt to the new global reality by building on their economic success. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2007 Leslie Lipschitz |
Wising Up about Finance With tighter links between national economies and global financial markets, better financial analysis is critical to macroeconomic management. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2002 Keller et al. |
The Bottom Line Weaknesses in public and private sector balance sheets could be the sign of a crisis in the making. |