We review the literature on the empirical characteristics of the global financial cycle and associated stylized facts on international capital flows, asset prices, risk aversion and liquidity in the financial system. We analyse the co-movements of global factors in asset prices and capital flows...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter one. From Dependency to Codependency -- Chapter two. The Politics of Oil and National Security: The Beginning -- Chapter three. US Dependency on Mexican Farm Labor: The Development of a...