This paper firstly discusses alignment of SWFs with macroeconomic policy. We believe that SWFs can become an effective tool for fiscal policy; SWF investments should be made in alignment with the monetary authority, and help stabilize the exchange rate. SWFs also contribute to stability of the...

Neoclassical economic theory views current account imbalances as the result of (individual) decisions to save more than to invest domestically, in line with the loan-able funds doctrine. Monetary analysis in the Keynesian tradition rejects such approaches and emphasizes that a country's net...

Stabilisierungsfonds haben in den vergangenen Jahren, insb. während der letzten Energie- und Rohstoffpreishausse bis zum Sommer 2008, an Bedeutung gewonnen. In diesem Beitrag wird der Frage nachgegangen, welche strategische Rolle diese Fonds für die makroökonomische Governance von Ländern...