This paper examines the question of how to design an optimal and sustainable exchange rate regime in a world economy of two interdependent countries. It develops a Barro-Gordon type two-country model and compares noncooperative equilibria under different assumptions of monetary policy...

'Capital Market Refom in Asia' contains a selection of papers that capture the essence of capital market reform in the Asian region, including important lessons from the global financial crisis of 2007-2009

The Asian model of export-led growth served it well in the post-war period, but prolonged sluggish growth of the developed economies following the global financial crisis, together with growing inequality and rising environmental problems, point to the need for a new growth model. The purpose of...

Ch 1 Reform of the International Monetary System: Introduction and Overview (Masahiro Kawai, Peter J. Morgan) Part I International Monetary System Reforms Ch 2 International Monetary Reform: A Critical Appraisal of Some Proposals (Yung Chul Park, Charles Wyplosz) Part II Managing International...

It has taken two crises - the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998 and the global financial crisis of 2007-2009 - for the international community to seriously focus on the reform of the international financial architecture for crisis prevention, management and resolution. Facing the global...

Deepening market-driven economic integration in East Asia makes intraregional exchange rate stability across the region increasingly desirable and necessary. This paper suggests that East Asia’s emerging economies begin with a currency basket system based on the G3 (US, Euro area and Japanese)...