This paper analyzes empirically differences in the size of central bank boards across countries. Defining a board as the body that changes monetary instruments to achieve a specified target, we discuss the possible determinants of a board''s size. The empirical relevance of these factors is...

Blacks in the United States have a lower geographic mobility rates than whites even though they have several characteristics that are usually associated with high rates of mobility: high unemployment, low rate of home ownership, low marriage rate and settlement in areas where unemployment is...

pt. I. FIX : the problems-limiting strategy -- 1. The absence of shared language : why no one is on the same page -- 2. Mistaken identity : strategy is a decision-making discipline, not an event -- 3. Outsourcing strategy : don't bypass sweat equity -- 4. Forgetting about profit : why is there...

This paper describes the appropriate maturity of IMF lending in capital account crises, and of the related issue of the mix between Supplemental Reserve Facility (SRF) and Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) resources. Several of the programs supported by exceptional access have been quite successful in...

This paper presents Selected Decisions and Selected Documents' Supplement to Eighth issue of the IMF. This volume, which is presented as a Supplement to the Eighth Issue of Selected Decisions of the IMF and Selected Documents includes general decisions adopted by the IMF since May 10, 1976, the...

This paper presents Selected Decisions and Selected Documents' Ninth Issue of the IMF. This volume, the Ninth Issue of Selected Decisions of the IMF and Selected Documents, contains the decisions, interpretations, and resolutions of the Executive Board and the Board of Governors of the IMF to...