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Finance & Development
December 2009
Ghosh & Ostry |
Choosing an Exchange Rate Regime A new look at an old question: Should countries fix, float, or choose something in between?   |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Stanley Fischer |
Exchange Rate Regimes: Is the Bipolar View Correct? During the past decade, many countries have changed their exchange rate regimes, moving from crisis-prone soft pegs to hard pegs or floating regimes. This trend is likely to continue, particularly among emerging market countries... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
Jbili & Kramarenko |
Should MENA Countries Float or Peg? As they open up their economies, MENA countries may need to rethink their exchange rate regimes |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Andrew Berg & Eduardo Borensztein |
The Dollarization Debate Full dollarization of the economy is widely discussed as a way of enabling developing countries to overcome monetary and exchange rate instability. What are the costs and benefits of dollarizing, and which developing countries are most likely to benefit? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
Cashin et al. |
Commodity Currencies Developing countries reliant on commodity exports see the fate of their exchange rates tied to fickle commodity markets |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005 |
Country Focus China Economic growth has remained strong and inflation low. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Carstens & Luis I. Jacome H. |
Taming the Monster How Latin America's central banks survived hyperinflation to become guardians of price stability. |
Finance & Development
September 2009
Jeffrey A. Frankel |
Anticipating the Next Crisis What can early warning systems be expected to deliver to predict the next economic crisis? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Bertuch-Samuels & Ramlogan |
The Euro: Ever More Global The euro's future use will be shaped by factors largely outside policymakers' control. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002 |
In brief Debt sustainability... Fewer secrets... More accurate exchange rate classifications... Floating peg or pegged float?... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Gyorgy Szapary |
Transition Countries' Choice of Exchange Rate Regime in the Run-Up to EMU Membership An important decision for the Central and Eastern European countries seeking membership in the European Union is choosing the most appropriate exchange rate regime. Experience has shown that many considerations are involved in this decision... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Leslie Lipschitz |
Wising Up about Finance With tighter links between national economies and global financial markets, better financial analysis is critical to macroeconomic management. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
Lipschitz et al. |
The Tosovsky Dilemma: Capital Surges in Transition Countries Transition countries that open themselves up to global capital markets are vulnerable to large and potentially erratic flows. Such flows should not be seen as one-off destabilizing events: they are intrinsic to the transition process and therefore need to be factored into policy formulation. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Carmen M. Reinhart & Vincent Reinhart |
Is a G-3 Target Zone on Target for Emerging Markets? Would the exchange rate stability created by a target zone for the world's three most important currencies be in the best interests of emerging market countries? A recent study suggests such stability might come at the price of more volatile interest rates, making this a difficult question... |
BusinessWeek
August 8, 2005
Brian Bremne |
The Yuan Grows Up Untethered from the dollar, the yuan could become a major world currency. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Fasano & Iqbal |
Common Currency GCC (Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf) countries face fundamental choices as they head for monetary union. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Enzo Croce & Mohsin S. Khan |
Monetary Regimes and Inflation Targeting Inflation targeting---a framework for monetary policy that commits the central bank to achieving low inflation---has enjoyed considerable success among industrial countries in helping to maintain price stability... |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Brad Setser |
The Shape of Things to Come Individual national decisions, not international summits, will remake the global financial system. |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Jorge Canales-Kriljenko et al. |
Ending Instability How monetary policy reforms helped propel five major Latin American countries from recurrent crises to economic stability. |
Finance & Development
September 2009
Benjamin J. Cohen |
The Future of Reserve Currencies For nearly a century, the U.S. dollar has reigned supreme, but are those days over? |
BusinessWeek
February 14, 2005 |
Setting The Ringgit Free China might take a page from Malaysia and revalue its currency, too. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Keller et al. |
The Bottom Line Weaknesses in public and private sector balance sheets could be the sign of a crisis in the making. |
Finance & Development
June 2011 |
Esprit de Currency The IMF and WTO must pull together to iron out exchange rate policy disputes. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
R.D. Asante & Paul Robert Masson |
The Pros and Cons of Expanded Monetary Union in West Africa A conversation with Jacqueline Irving of the IMF's External Relations Department... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Anne Y. Kester |
Improving the Framework for Reporting on International Reserves During the international financial crises of the late 1990s, deficiencies were uncovered in the publicly available information on countries' international reserves. A new template and operational guidelines have been developed to promote improved disclosure of such data. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Yaga Venugopal Reddy |
Point of View: Converting a Tiger The Reserve Bank of India's governor offers lessons from the country's gradualist approach to capital account convertibility. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Protect Yourself From the Dollar's Decline The right investments can help you diversify your currency risk. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Robert A. Feldman & C. Maxwell Watson |
Central Europe: From Transition to EU Membership The Central European countries have made considerable progress with the transition to a market economy and now face the challenge of developing macroeconomic policy frameworks on the road to EU accession. |
BusinessWeek
January 15, 2007
James C. Cooper |
Why The Dollar's Decline Isn't A Downer A steep drop is unlikely, and there are advantages to a further slide. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
This Rate-Booster Could Cost You a Fortune Thanks to currency exchange-traded funds, implementing a carry trade is now easier than ever, but there is a price. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2013
Milton Ezrati |
The So-Called Currency War Some U.S. trade competitors may see efforts to boost liquidity as intentional manipulation of the dollar. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Torsten Slok |
Can Monetary Policy Be Effective During Transition? Mongolia has undergone dramatic changes during its transition to a market economy, with fundamental restructuring in both the real economy and the financial sector. How effective is monetary policy in such a changing environment? |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
Laura Wallace |
Ahead of His Time An interview with economist Robert Mundell, who is widely regarded as a pioneer of modern international economics. |
Financial Advisor
October 2011
Eric Uhlfelder |
Understanding And Investing In Currencies Despite volatile exchange rates, foreign currency exposure is playing an increasingly important role in enhancing global portfolios. |
BusinessWeek
October 18, 2004
Pete Engardio |
Untying The Yuan Would Get China Out Of A Bind By keeping the undervalued yuan pegged at 8.28 to the U.S. dollar, China is making it impossible for the U.S. to cut its $600 billion balance-of-payments deficit and is forcing other nations to intervene in their currencies. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Are Currency ETFs Right for You? Exchange-traded funds based on the values of various foreign currencies have made it much easier for those who want to bet on the direction of the U.S. dollar. |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Eswar S. Prasad |
Role Reversal Emerging economies are less dependent on debt, less vulnerable to volatile investment sentiment, and are rethinking the role of capital flows |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Simon Johnson |
Straight Talk: Emerging Markets Emerge Emerging markets are now a key determinant of global growth. This is good news -- and a potential problem |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Alvin D.L. Hilaire |
Economic Stabilization in the Caribbean Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago simultaneously tackled serious economic difficulties in the early 1990s. The results of their adjustment programs demonstrate that fiscal reform, supported by other policies, may be the key to achieving a sustainable recovery... |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Bremner & Roberts |
How Beijing May Loosen Up China's leaders are still hedging, but a wider trading band for the yuan is likely. A review of the issues concerning the under valued yuan is discussed. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Does a Declining Dollar Spell Doom? The odds of an outright devaluation of the U.S. dollar at the hands of the federal government are fairly low. However, in today's global economy, investors can suffer from many of the consequences of devaluation even without any formal governmental action. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Could Trade Imbalances Topple The Greenback? Pressure from currency markets makes fixing the trade gap a delicate task for the U.S. |
TIME Asia
November 1, 2010
Michael Schuman |
A Vicious Circle Can the U.S. force Beijing to loosen its grip on the yuan simply by generating more dollars? |
BusinessWeek
January 26, 2004
David Fairlamb |
Why Europe May Be Forced To Drive The Euro Down With Asian currencies held steady, the euro is bearing the brunt of the dollar's fall. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Arminio Fraga |
Monetary Policy During the Transition to a Floating Exchange Rate: Brazil's Recent Experience The financial crisis that erupted in Asia in 1997 quickly spread to other developing regions, as international investors panicked and pulled their capital out. In this article, the governor of Brazil's central bank outlines the steps Brazil took to avert financial disaster when inflows of private foreign capital suddenly dried up. |
BusinessWeek
December 22, 2003
Rich Miller |
The Incredible Falling Dollar The buck keeps sliding, even as the U.S. economy revs up. That's a plus for business -- but there are risks ahead. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2007
David E. Adler |
High Net Worth: Alternating Currency The U.S. dollar is in trouble, and advisors are rising to the challenge of its falling star. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2004
Stan Luxenberg |
Over There Foreign bond funds will help grab yield, diversify client portfolios and, in some cases, hedge against a falling dollar. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2012
David E. Adler |
Catch A Falling Dollar How should planners play this dollar uncertainty to ensure the best outcome for clients? |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Eswar S. Prasad |
Next Steps for China Why financial sector reform is a crucial element of a long-term economic growth strategy. |
