Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, Erklärungen für die im Vergleich zu Industriestaaten oft deutlich schwerer wiegenden Währungskrisen in Emerging Market Economies zu finden. Damit verbunden ist die Frage nach den Determinanten des Krisenausmaßes. Dazu wird zunächst ein detailierter Überblick...

I was invited here to explain about Dollarization, the benefits and costs for the US and thecountries that adopt it. Before I start my formal presentation, I would like to state, in nouncertain terms, that I am a firm supporter of such system for many Emerging Market economies,EM, especially if...

The paper analyses whether, and to what extent, emerging market economies (EMEs) have systemic importance for global financial markets, above and beyond their influence during crises episodes. Using a novel database of exogenous economic and political shocks for 14 EMEs, we find that EME shocks...