The post-war period has witnessed a dramatic increase in international trade flows and foreign direct investment, as well as in the number of firms that produce outside of national borders. The objective of the conference is to improve our understanding of the impact of these trends. Specific...

The theme of this year's conference is Reforms. In the last two decades, many countries have reformed their economies to give market forces a greater role and to make the institutional environment more hospitable. The conference's goal is to present theoretical and empirical research on how...

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM - Are There Thresholds of Current Account Adjustment? - Financial Account Adjustment - Current Account Adjustment and International Wealth Transfers - Current Accounts and Global Rebalancing in a Multi-Country Simulation Model - The Emergence and Transformation of the US...