It is usually thought that network externalities, which are inherent to liquidity, make it desirable to concentrate transactions in one stock exchange. This paper shows that when the value of liquidity stems from the ability of potentially reach as many traders as possible, the market is...

In 1975 Chile implemented an ortodox stabilization program. The fiscal deficit was sharply reduced and monetary policy was tight. However, indexation of wages and the exchange rate to past inflation implied that inflation only gradually declined. In fact,

In this paper we study the heterodox stabilization plans of Argentina 1985 (Plan Austral) and Brazil 1986 (Plan Cruzado). Both plans considered that the main cause of inflation was inertia, due to indexation of wages, exchange rates and financial instrume