Global Finance and the Macroeconomy

Abstract

This book provides new ways of analysing the key issues in international finance and open economy macroeconomics. The topics covered include: financial globalisation and the evolution of the international financial system; international macroeconomic accounting and measurement; early balance of payments approaches; the intertemporal model of international borrowing and lending; the significance of external deficits; the determinants of interest rate differentials and exchange rates; the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policies; capital mobility and economic growth; and the causes of financial crises in emerging economies.