"This paper explores how the optimal mode of public finance depends on the level of economic development. The theoretical analysis suggests that in the presence of capital market imperfection and liquidity shocks, the detrimental effect of inflation on growth is stronger (weaker) at lower...

We examine the impact of cross-border bank flows from source countries on the lending behavior of banks located in destination countries. Separately, we investigate how this effect changes due to macroprudential policy action taken in source countries. We find that all destination-country banks...