Introduction to the theory of international trade and finance with applications to current policy issues. From the ….e. international trade, and what determines the flow of savings and investments from one country to another, i.e. international finance …

Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …

effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …

of the relevance of the theory and analysis to developing economies. …

Unlike the prediction of a frictionless open economy model, long-term average savings and investment rates are highly … that the calibrated model with both frictions produces a savings–investment correlation and a volume of capital flows close …

changes in household savings are negatively related to exogenous income shocks, with this relationship strongest for low … wealth households. Only models of consumption which include precautionary savings motives can explain why poorer households … both reduce their consumption and increase their savings in response to an exogenous decline in income. …

examine the incidence of the introduction in 1988 of tax incentives to retirement savings on contributions to pension funds … and on savings. We first identify the population cohorts who most used these incentives. Then we use data on the evolution …