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The G-20 and International Financial Institution Governance

Truman, Edwin M. - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2010

This paper addresses the agenda for the Group of Twenty (G-20) leaders' meeting in Seoul, Korea in November 2010. This is an opportunity and challenge for Asian leaders in particular. Their test will be, first, to demonstrate that they can responsibly advance economic recovery. They must also...

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Exchange Rate Policy in Brazil

Williamson, John - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2010

The macroeconomic regime implanted in Brazil during the second administration of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and largely maintained by his successor, is typical of those of the advanced countries. The anchor is provided by an inflation-targeting regime (with a target inflation rate somewhat...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752826

A China Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations

Mattoo, Aaditya; Mishra, Prachi; Subramanian, Arvind - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2012

—afforded by disaggregated trade data—across exporters, importers, product, and time to estimate this spillover effect. The results …

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Choice and Coercion in East Asian Exchange Rate Regimes

Henning, C. Randall - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2012

dominance of the US dollar as a trade, investment and reserve currency. Third, exchange rate stabilization is explained by the …

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The Federal Reserve Engages the World (1970-2000): An Insider’s Narrative of the Transition to Managed Floating and Financial Turbulence

Truman, Edwin M. - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2014

This paper traces the evolution of the Federal Reserve and its engagement with the global economy over the last three decades of the 20th century: 1970 to 2000. The paper examines the Federal Reserve’s role in international economic and financial policy and analysis covering four areas: the...

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Currency Undervaluation and Sovereign Wealth Funds: A New Role for the World Trade Organization

Subramanian, Arvind; Mattoo, Aaditya - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2008

effective in dealing with undervalued exchange rates. We propose new rules in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to discipline … that there are large trade consequences of undervalued exchange rates, which act as both import tariffs and export … strike this bargain. Its services agreement, the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), already covers investments by …

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Beyond Bipolar: A Three-Dimensional Assessment of Monetary Frameworks

Kuttner, Kenneth N.; Posen, Adam S. - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2001

Recently, great attention has been focused on the impact of exchange rate regimes, just as previous empirical research examined central bank autonomy and announced targets for domestic monetary policy. To date, however, these three elements of monetary frameworks have been assessed in isolation...

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Home Bias, Transaction Costs, and Prospects for the Euro: A More Detailed Analysis

Mann, Catherine L.; Meade, Ellen E. - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2002

This paper brings together the literature on determination of home bias in equity holdings and the portfolio balance model of exchange rates to consider whether the dollar might be affected by a change in transactions costs that alters international portfolio allocations. Our empirical findings...

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On What Terms Is the IMF Worth Funding?

Truman, Edwin M. - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2008

In the first decade of the 21st century the International Monetary Fund (IMF) faced crises of legitimacy, relevance, and budgetary finance. It now confronts what likely will be the worst global recession since World War II, potentially huge demands for its financial assistance with limited...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005627739