Today we are fortunate to have as a guest contributor Joseph Joyce, Professor of Economics and M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations at Wellesley College.
Category Archives: international
Chinn-Ito Index, Updated to 2018
“The US and China in the global order: the role of the dollar and tensions with China”
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of joining a virtual panel sponsored by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), is think tank covering central banking, economic policy and public investment.
IMF World Economic Outlook, June Update Forecast
Today, the IMF released an extensive update to its April forecast, incorporating substantial downward revisions to forecasted growth.
Guest Contribution: “The effectiveness of macroprudential policies and capital controls against volatile capital inflows”
Today, we are pleased to present a guest contribution written by Jon Frost (Bank for International Settlements), Hiro Ito (Portland State) and René van Stralen (De Nederlandsche Bank). The views expressed represent those of the authors, and do not necessarily represent those of De Nederlandsche Bank, or any other institutions the authors are affiliated with.
Guest Contribution: “Defining recessions when negative growth is too common or too rare”
Today, we present a guest post written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and formerly a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He was a member of the NBER’s Business Cycle Dating Committee for 25 years, with his term ending last fall. A shorter version appeared in Project Syndicate and in The Guardian.
Guest Contribution: “Uncovered Interest Rate Parity Redux: Non-Uniform Effects”
Today, we’re pleased to present a guest contribution written by Yin-Wong Cheung and Wenhao Wang (City University of Hong Kong).
Guest Contribution: “It’s (Long Past) Time for a Eurozone Brady Plan”
Today we are fortunate to be able to present a guest contribution written by Mark Copelovitch (University of Wisconsin – Madison).
Guest Contribution: “Charting This Crisis”
Today, we are fortunate to present a guest contribution written by Ashoka Mody, Charles and Marie Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Previously, he was Deputy Director in the International Monetary Fund’s Research and European Departments. He is the author of “EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Acts,” recently updated with a new afterword.
Guest Contribution: “Oceans Apart? China and Other Systemically Important Economies”
Today we are pleased to present a guest contribution written by Hongyi Chen, Senior Advisor at the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research, and Pierre Siklos, Professor of Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University.