Virtual documents have become a reality with the widespread use of the technology available. This paper considers the impact of the concepts involved in virtual documents in the commercial arena. By reference to practical examples where companies have implemented virtual document systems in...

Macrofinancial linkages have long been at the core of the IMF's mandate to oversee the stability of the global financial system. With the advent of the economic crisis, the Fund has drawn on this research in order to contribute to critical debates on the nature of appropriate policy responses at...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF CAPITAL CONTROLS AND MACROECONOMIC POLICIES -- III. MACROECONOMIC ISSUES -- IV. FIRM- LEVEL EVIDENCE -- V. CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX I. Coding of Firms -- REFERENCES.

A dozen countries had weak institutions in 1960 and yet sustained high rates of growth subsequently. We use data on their characteristics early in the growth process to create benchmarks with which to evaluate potential constraints on sustained growth for sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis...

We analyze the capital controls imposed in Malaysia in September 1998. In macroeconomic terms, these controls neither yielded major benefits nor were costly. At the same time, the stock market interpreted the capital controls (and associated events) as favoring firms with stronger political...