This paper examines the emerging challenges to the art of monetary policymaking using the case study of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in light of developments in the Indian economy during the last decade (2003-04 to 2013-14). The paper uses Hyman P. Minsky's financial instability hypothesis as...

Since a series of crisis events after 2007, the discussion about the adjustment channels of current account imbalances has been revived. We discuss the effectiveness of exchange rates versus macroeconomic policies to rebalance current accounts for a set of 86 mainly emerging market economies. We...

The presently tenuous situation in Turkey will worsen if the government does not take appropriate policy action. In view of foreign investors’ loss of confidence, the cost of external financing is likely to rise while consumption and investment will fall, and the Turkish lira would depreciate...

The starters -- Development strategy: the fountainhead of macroeconomic policies -- Fiscal policy: no longer the big brother -- Monetary policy: the black box of complexities -- Exchange rate and openness: the world is one! -- Financial stability: a belated recognition of the "core" -- The desserts

The starters -- Development strategy: the fountainhead of macroeconomic policies -- Fiscal policy: no longer the big brother -- Monetary policy: the black box of complexities -- Exchange rate and openness: the world is one! -- Financial stability: a belated recognition of the "core" -- The desserts