Cet article analyse la place qu'occupent les conventions sur les marches internationaux des capitaux et il montre comment le suivi de la mise en place et des changements de conventions permet de saisir les mouvements sous-jacents des marches internationaux des capitaux.

After reviewing th epost-World War II evolution of the international financial architecture, this paper presents a critical appraisal of current proposals for reform: limiting capital account convertibility, introducing an international lender of last resort, and reforming debt market...

I first describe how concerns about development of less developed countries were reflected in the evolution of the multilateral trading system, from GATT 1947 to the conclusion of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negociation and the establishment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In...

This paper shows that, where the relative levels and general evolution of labour, capital and consumption tax rates are concerned, the conclusions drawn on the basis of ECFIN's rates are robust with respect to alternative definitions used by the OECD and by 'Structures of the Taxation Systems in...

Nous examinons, a l'aide d'un modele de taux de change d'equilibre a deux pays, les effets d'une evolution favorable de la productivite du capital aux E-U a divers horizons. Nous nous interessons a la dynamique du taux de change, de la dette exterieure, du bien-etre aux E-U et dans le Reste du...

Discussions about international capital movements raise extremely important and controversial questions. Why should countries open up their capital accounts, especially considering that unrestricted international capital movement is a relatively new phenomenon?For example, many OECD countries...

Discussions about international capital movements raise extremely important and controversial questions. Why should countries open up their capital accounts, especially considering that unrestricted international capital movement is a relatively new phenomenon?For example, many OECD countries...

The last 7 years has seen a large number of government and semi-government reports on the changing nature of Australia's integration into the international economy. This paper explores their difference but focuses more centrally on their common premises.