Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SOME HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- III. SIMPLE ANALYTICS OF GLOBAL INTEREST RATE DETERMINATION -- IV. AN ASSET-PRICING PERSPECTIVE -- V. ECONOMETRIC EVIDENCE -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIX I. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK -- REFERENCES.

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. PATTERNS OF SUDDEN STOPS -- III. CAPITAL FLOWS AND CURRENCY CRASHES -- IV. DOMESTIC FINANCIAL IMPERFECTIONS AND PROCYCLICAL BEHAVIOR -- V. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

This paper lays out a structural model that incorporates key features of monetary transmission in typical emerging-market economies, including a bank-credit channel and the role of external debt accumulation on country risk premia and exchange rate dynamics. We use an SVAR representation of the...

This paper lays out a structural model that incorporates key features of monetary transmission in typical emerging-market economies, including a bank-credit channel and the role of external debt accumulation on country risk premia and exchange rate dynamics. We use an SVAR representation of the...

The real effective exchange rate of the dollar is close to its minimum level for the past 4decades (as of September 2008). At the same time, however, the U.S. trade and currentaccount deficits remain large and, absent a significant correction in coming years, wouldcontribute to a further...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE MAIN STYLIZED FACTS: AGGREGATE DATA -- III. THE MAIN STYLIZED FACTS: BILATERAL DATA -- IV. CAPITAL FLOWS AND EXTERNAL ADJUSTMENT -- V. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES.