Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE MODEL -- III. WELFARE, OUTPUT AND CONSUMPTION -- IV. OPTIMAL MONETARY POLICY AND POLICY COORDINATION -- V. SIMPLE RULES AND WELFARE -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES.

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. INTEREST RATES AND BUSINESS CYCLES -- III. THE GLOBAL ECONOMY MODEL WITH THE FINANCIAL ACCELERATOR -- IV. THE EFFECTS OF A 1 PERCENT U.S. INTEREST RATE HIKE -- V. A REPEAT OF THE GLOBAL BOND MARKET ROUT OF 1994? -- VI. WHAT ROLE FOR MONETARY POLICY? --...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW -- II. LOW INFLATION OBJECTIVE AS NOMINAL ANCHOR -- III. PRINCIPLES OF MONETARY POLICY GEARED TOWARD TARGETING INFLATION -- IV. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT MONETARY POLICY -- V. MONETARY AND BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN CHINA -- VI....

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY IN LATIN AMERICA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- III. ROLE OF MACROECONOMIC POLICIES -- IV. WHAT'S NEW THIS TIME AROUND? -- V. REMAINING AGENDA -- VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES.

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. INFLATION AND MONETARY POLICY IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC -- III. SEASONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CONSUMER PRICES -- IV. MODELING AND FORECASTING INFLATION -- V. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- References -- Appendix. Further Empirical Results.

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- III. EMPIRICAL FINDINGS OF THE CROSS-COUNTRY STUDY -- IV. APPLICATION TO JAMAICA -- V. POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- A. DATA SOURCES AND DEFINITIONS AND COUNTRY GROUPING -- B. DEBT-INFLATION TRAP AND DEBT...

Intro -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Limited Asset Market Participation and Monetary Policy: Some Theory -- III. Empirical Evidence -- IV. Change in Structure of Economy or in Distribution of Shocks? -- V. Conclusions -- General Model.