Monetary and fiscal policies around the world are in better shape today than two decades ago. This paper studies … whether financial globalization has helped induce governments to pursue better macroeconomic policies (the ""discipline effect … robust causal evidence. There is some evidence that financial globalization may have induced countries to pursue low …

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 …

points during two waves of financial globalization (1870-1913 and the present time). The data are drawn from primary sources …

This paper analyzes the impact of the globalization of financial markets on developing and transition economies …

In recent years financial globalization and benign global market conditions have helped emerging markets in their …

Financial globalization was off to a rocky start in emerging economies hit by Sudden Stops in the 1990s. The surge in … assets via business cycle volatility, financial globalization, and endogenous Sudden Stops. Our results show that financial … globalization and Sudden Stop risk are plausible explanations of the surge in reserves but cyclical volatility, which has declined …

In theory, one of the main benefits of financial globalization is that it should allow for more efficient international … outcomes during the recent period of globalization. Developing countries have, by and large, been shut out of this benefit. The … why emerging markets have not been able to realize this presumed benefit of financial globalization. In particular, our …

equity, and/or cross-listing in major world stock markets. Using a large sample of 39,517 firms from 111 countries covering …

The US economy is often referred to as the "banker to the world," due to its unique role in supplying global reserve … globalization raises wealth inequality in a financially-developed economy initially due to foreign capital pressing up domestic …