This paper examines the relationship between fiscal policy and the current account, drawing on a larger country sample than in previous studies and using panel regressions, vector autoregressions, and an analysis of large fiscal and external adjustments. On average, a strengthening in the fiscal...

One key focus of the on-going debate on the integration of international financial markets have been measures to lengthen the maturity of foreign debt, as short-term debt is typically considered to be highly volatile. The transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe are one group of...

Russlands wirtschaftlicher Start in das neue Jahrtausend scheint gelungen zu sein: Bruttoinlandsprodukt und Investitionen zeigen einen deutlichen Aufwärtstrend, die Einnahmen des Staates nehmen zu, die Inflation ist moderat, die Währung erscheint hinreichend stabil, und die...