The IMF must change its sanction and incentive systems so that the next crisis is more likely to be prevented. It should concentrate more on ex ante prevention, which can be done by clearly specifying the rules that will be applied ex post. It should also rely more on automatic mechanisms that...

Tiny changes in the American monetary policy can have dramatic effects on the rest of the world because of its double role of national and international currency. This is what I call the Triffin dilemma, an ever green concept in international finance. In the paper I show how it works through...

Tiny changes in the American monetary policy can have dramatic effects on the rest of the world because of dollar's double role of national and international currency. This is the Triffin dilemma. The paper shows how it works through three examples: price of commodities, dollarization, and the...

Der IWF wurde nach der Rußland- und Ostasienkrise kritisiert, weil sein Eingreifen die ausländischen Gläubigerbanken, die vor allem kurzfristige Kredite vergeben hatten, aus der Verantwortung entließ. In welcher Form könnten die Banken stärker in die Pflicht genommen werden? Professor...