We study a business cycle model of the international monetary system featuring a time-varying demand for safe dollar bonds, greater risk-bearing capacity in the U.S. than the rest of the world, and nominal rigidities. A flight to safety generates a dollar appreciation and decline in global...

"This book considers strategic and economic relations - as well as alliances and the significance of the incoming US administration for global relations - in matters not just related to trade and security, but also financial stability. It also it emphasizes the importance of regulatory...