The sharp realities of financial globalization become clear during crises, when winners and losers emerge. Crises usher in short- and long-term changes to the status quo, and everyone agrees that learning from crises is a top priority. The Evidence and Impact of Financial Globalization devotes...

The Feldstein-Horioka puzzle is often referred to as evidence of poor capital mobility between countries. One might expect that integrated economies (such as in the EU) would lead to the end of this puzzle. On the contrary, disintegration would be likely to produce this puzzle. The Comecon's...

Introduction -- The global economy and external imbalances -- Global imbalances and exchange rates -- External imbalances and national income -- International capital mobility and national income -- External imbalances, exchange rates, and interest rates -- Money, exchange rates, and the balance...