This paper reviews the recent theoretical literature on collapsing exchange rate regimes. Using a combination of technique, intuition, and real-world observation, we discuss the literature's main insights, point out some unresolved questions and offer suggestions for future research. The survey...

We develop and apply a method of testing for speculative bubbles. The method is designed to overcome two well-known problems in the identification of bubble phenomena--the problem of distinguishing any type of bubble from an expected future change in market fundamentals and the problem of...

This paper presents an analysis of the effect of bureaucratic corruption on economic growth through a public finance transmission channel. At the theoretical level, we develop a simple dynamic general equilibrium model in which financial intermediaries make portfolio decisions on behalf of...