In spite of the attention paid exchange rates in recent economic debates on developing countries, relatively few studies have systematically analyzed in detail the various ramifications of exchange rate policy in these countries. In this new volume from the National Bureau of Economic Research,...

This paper studies the determinants of private capital flows to developing countries during the last two episodes of large inflows, the late 1970searly 1980s and the 1990s. The paper also tests for contagion effects in capital flows among recipient countries, and tries to identify specific...