Fears that globalization necessarily hurts the environment are not well-founded. A survey reveals little statistical …

Globalization of trade and finance has gone a long way over the last half-century. But it is less impressive than most … international integration. The paper documents the extent of globalization, and some reasons for the barriers that remains. It then … environment. The conclusion is that globalization is not the primary obstacle to efforts to address such concerns …

forecasted to last indefinitely, retrenchment is treated as unnecessary. Many believe that better fiscal policy can be obtained …

determinants of the shares of major currencies in the reserve holdings of the world's central banks. Significant factors include … euro might in the future rival or surpass the dollar as the world's leading international reserve currency appears to … US economy, and (2) does US macroeconomic policy eventually undermine confidence in the value of the dollar, in the form …

major currencies in the reserve holdings of the world's central banks. Significant factors include: size of the home country …

Commodity prices are back. This paper looks at connections between monetary policy, and agricultural and mineral … commodity inventories. The paper concludes with a consideration of implications for monetary policy …