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The Elusive Gains From International Financial Integration
Gourinchas, Pierre-Olivier; Jeanne, Olivier - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
Standard theoretical arguments tell us that countries with relatively little capital benefit from financial integration as foreign capital flows in and speeds up the process of income convergence. We show in a calibrated neoclassical model that conventionally measured welfare gains from this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605034
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The International Monetary System: Where Are We and Where Do We Need to Go?
Mohan, Rakesh; Patra, Michael Debabrata; Kapur, Muneesh - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
The North Atlantic financial crisis of 2008-2009 has spurred renewed interest in reforming the international monetary …. Since international monetary cooperation might be difficult, though desirable, central banks in major advanced economies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790272
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Financial Deepening and International Monetary Stability
Wang, Shengzu; Marsh, Chris; Goyal, Rishi; Raman, Narayanan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790489
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Financial Globalization; A Reappraisal
Kose, M. Ayhan; Prasad, Eswar; Rogoff, Kenneth; Wei, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
The literature on the benefits and costs of financial globalization for developing countries has exploded in recent … macroeconomic effects of financial globalization, in terms of both growth and volatility. Overall, our critical reading of the … financial globalization, but with many nuances. On the other hand, there is little systematic evidence to support widely cited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263828
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Sub-Saharan Africa's Integration in the Global Financial Markets
Deléchat, Corinne; Wakeman-Linn, John; Wagh, Smita; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
The paper uses a unique database covering 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries between 2000 and 2007 to study the determinants of the allocation and composition of flows across countries, as well as channels through which private capital flows could affect growth. In our sample,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528679
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Effects of Financial Globalization on Developing Countries; Some Empirical Evidence
Kose, M. Ayhan; Rogoff, Kenneth; Prasad, Eswar; Wei, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
in affecting developing countries’ experiences with financial globalization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590880
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American in the Shadows; Harry Dexter White and the Design of the International Monetary Fund
Boughton, James M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
Two economists designed the main features of the charter of the IMF during World War II: John Maynard Keynes and Harry …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768807
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Capital Inflows; The Role of Controls
Ostry, Jonathan David; Ghosh, Atish R.; Habermeier, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
similar to the benefits from free trade (see Reaping the Benefits of Financial Globalization, IMF Occasional Paper 264, 2008 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245861
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Malaysian Capital Controls; Macroeconomics and Institutions
Tamirisa, Natalia T.; Johnson, Simon; Kochhar, Kalpana; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
We analyze the capital controls imposed in Malaysia in September 1998. In macroeconomic terms, these controls neither yielded major benefits nor were costly. At the same time, the stock market interpreted the capital controls (and associated events) as favoring firms with stronger political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263746
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Managing Financial Crises; The Experience in East Asia
Lane, Timothy D.; Hamann, A. Javier; Schulze-Gattas, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
The Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 was one of the most dramatic economic events of recent times, which raised many questions regarding the appropriate policy response to financial crises. This paper reviews the experience of this crisis, focusing on the overall strategy of crisis management...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263845