Remarks for the Jose Cuervo Tequila Talk, Institute of the Americas, La Jolla, California, April 5, 2006 ; "For Mexico … are key aspects of Mexico's comparative advantage vis-a-vis nations in Asia and Eastern Europe. A loss of competitiveness … in Mexico is a loss for the entire border economy, where so much of our growth is linked to expansion on the more …

Using survey data of inflation expectations across a 36 developed and developing countries, this paper examines whether … the adoption of inflation targeting has helped to anchor inflation expectations. We examine the response of inflation … expectations following a shock to inflation, inflation expectations, and oil prices. For the 13 countries that adopted inflation …

financial policy and analysis covering four areas: the emergence and taming of the great inflation, developments in US external …