We consider the operation of international capital markets in two periods of globalization, before 1914 and after 1971 … international monetary framework was responsible for the relatively short-lived and mild nature of pre-World War I financial crises …

This paper applies an interpretation of how globalization and governance (G&G) interact with convergence given Cape … Verde and Mozambique's particular geographical and historical contexts. We hold that development success under globalization … diversification (an indicator of globalization) and income convergence (an indicator of governance) in the sub-regions of West and …

In a world economy that is highly integrated, most policies produce effects across the border. This is often believed … public good (GPG) and the second under “beggar-thy-neighbor” (BTN) policies. However, the world economy is not a global …

impact of financial globalization has been remarkably limited. I argue that country attributes are still critical to … ability of a country to take advantage of financial globalization. The twin agency problems help explain why the impact of … financial globalization has been limited and why financial globalization can lead to capital flight and financial crises. The …

changing demands for modern central bank interventions in the economy. Financial instability, followed by WWII, left a world …

the world consumption wealth ratio over long period of times and show that they anticipate movements of the real rate of … interest. Second, our estimates suggest that the world real rate of interest is likely to remain low or negative for an …

two effects interact, as we demonstrate. We use a three-region world model as a framework for alternative steady …