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Working Papers

2013

1. Financial globalization and long-run growth: is Asia different?
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2012

2. Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates, May 2012
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (21)
3. Updated Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (16)

2011

4. Debt Relief for Egypt?
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics
5. Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates, May 2011
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (39)
6. Getting Surplus Countries to Adjust
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (12)
7. The Current Currency Situation
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (21)

2010

8. Currency Wars?
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (9)
9. Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates, May 2010
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (37)
10. Exchange Rate Policy in Brazil
    Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)
11. Notes on Equilibrium Exchange Rates: January 2010
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (15)

2009

12. 2009 Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (32)
13. Understanding Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (21)
14. Why SDRs Could Rival the Dollar
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (8)

2008

15. Assessing Agglomeration Impacts in Auckland: Phase 1
    Occasional Papers, Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand View citations (3)
16. Exchange Rate Economics
    Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (79)
    See also Journal Article Exchange Rate Economics, Open Economies Review, Springer (2009) View citations (18) (2009)
    Book Exchange Rate Economics, World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group (2008) View citations (59) (2008)
17. New Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (29)

2007

18. Global Imbalances: Time for Action
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (16)
    Also in Bruegel Policy Brief, Bruegel (2007) View citations (16)

2006

19. A Worldwide System of Reference Rates
    Working Papers, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank) View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Bank of Greece (2006) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A worldwide system of reference rates, International Economics and Economic Policy, Springer (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
20. Choosing Monetary Arrangements for the 21st Century: Problems of a Small Economy
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (2)
21. The Euro- only for the agile
    Bruegel Policy Brief, Bruegel View citations (39)

2005

22. A Currency Basket for East Asia, Not Just China
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (47)

2003

23. Monthly Report 12/2003
    wiiw Monthly Reports, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw

2002

24. Is Brazil Next?
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (7)
25. Proposals for Curbing the Boom-Bust Cycle in the Supply of Capital to Emerging Markets
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (6)
    See also Book Proposals for curbing the boom-bust cycle in the supply of capital to emerging markets, Copublicaciones, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) (2003) (2003)

2000

26. The Role of the IMF: A Guide to the Reports
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (22)

1999

27. Crawling Bands or Monitoring Bands: How to Manage Exchange Rates in a World of Capital Mobility
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Crawling Bands or Monitoring Bands: How to Manage Exchange Rates in a World of Capital Mobility, International Finance, Wiley Blackwell (1998) View citations (39) (1998)
28. Implications of the East Asian Crisis for Debt Management
    CSGR Hot Topics: Research on Current Issues, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation (CSGR), University of Warwick View citations (5)
29. Whether and When to Liberalize Capital Account and Financial Services
    Working Papers, Stanford - Institute for Thoretical Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Economic Research and Analysis Division (ERAD), World Trade Organization. Economic Research and Analysis Division (ERAD) (1999) View citations (4)

1998

30. A New Facility for the IMF?
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Chapter A New Facility for the IMF?, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (1999) (1999)

1996

31. A New Facility for the IMFA New Facility for the IMF
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute

1994

32. Pension Funds, Capital Controls and Macroeconomic Stability
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (13)

1993

33. The G-7's Joint-and-Several Blunder
    Princeton Studies in International Economics, International Economics Section, Departement of Economics Princeton University, View citations (1)

1992

34. The Eastern Transition to a Market Economy: A Global Perspective
    CEP Occasional Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (11)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1992) View citations (10)

1991

35. Advice on the Choice of an Exchange-Rate Policy
    Working Papers, United Nations World Employment Programme- View citations (4)

1989

36. THE STABILIZING PROPERTIES OF TARGET ZONES
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (1989) View citations (3)

1988

37. The International Monetary System: An Analysis of Alternative Regimes
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The international monetary system: An analysis of alternative regimes, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1988) View citations (5) (1988)
    Chapter The International Monetary System: An Analysis of Alternative Regimes, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) (1991)

1979

38. World stagflation and international monetary arrangements
    Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil)

1971

39. THE IMPACT OF CUSTOMS UNIONS ON TRADE IN MANUFACTURES
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (1971) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Customs Unions on Trade in Manufactures, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (1971) View citations (6) (1971)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Rules for Correcting External Imbalances
   Open Economies Review, 2012, 23, (1), 151-161 View citations (3)

2011

2. China's interest in a revaluation of the yuan
   China Economic Journal, 2011, 4, (1), 15-23

2010

3. Análisis comparado sobre la crisis y los rescates financieros de México (1995) y los Estados Unidos (2008)
   El Trimestre Económico, 2010, LXXVII (4), (308), 773-828
4. Introduction: Is the Era of the Dollar Over?
   Journal of Globalization and Development, 2010, 1, (2), 5 View citations (3)
5. John Williamson on Carol Graham: Happiness Around the World
   World Economics, 2010, 11, (2), 201-206
6. The Future of the Reserve System
   Journal of Globalization and Development, 2010, 1, (2), 12 View citations (4)

2009

7. Exchange Rate Economics
   Open Economies Review, 2009, 20, (1), 123-146 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Exchange Rate Economics, Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (79) (2008)
   Book Exchange Rate Economics, World Bank Publications - Books, 2008 (2008) View citations (59) (2008)

2008

8. Letter: The Spence Commission and the Washington Consensus
   The Economists' Voice, 2008, 5, (4), 2

2007

9. Shock Therapy and the Washington Consensus: A Comment
   Comparative Economic Studies, 2007, 49, (1), 59-60 View citations (3)
10. THE CASE FOR AN INTERMEDIATE EXCHANGE RATE REGIME
    The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2007, 52, (03), 295-307 View citations (1)

2006

11. A tax on currency transactions as an instrument in the war against poverty
    Revista CEPAL, 2006 View citations (1)
12. A worldwide system of reference rates
    International Economics and Economic Policy, 2006, 3, (3), 341-352 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper A Worldwide System of Reference Rates, Working Papers (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
13. Models for Discrete Longitudinal Data. Geert Molenberghs and Geert Verbeke
    Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2006, 101, 1307-1307
14. Un impuesto sobre las transacciones cambiarias como instrumento de lucha contra la pobreza
    Revista CEPAL, 2006

2004

15. The Dollar/Euro Exchange Rate
    Economie Internationale, 2004, (100), 51-60 View citations (1)
16. The Years of Emerging Market Crises: A Review of Feldstein
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2004, 42, (3), 822-837 View citations (9)
17. The future of the global financial system
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 2004, 26, (4), 607-611 View citations (5)
18. The strange history of the Washington consensus
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 2004, 27, (2), 195-206 View citations (26)

2002

19. The Evolution of Thought on Intermediate Exchange Rate Regimes
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2002, 579, (1), 73-86

2001

20. Issues Regarding the Composition of Capital Flows
    Development Policy Review, 2001, 19, (1), 11-29 View citations (5)

2000

21. What Should the World Bank Think about the Washington Consensus?
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2000, 15, (2), 251-64 View citations (108)

1998

22. Crawling Bands or Monitoring Bands: How to Manage Exchange Rates in a World of Capital Mobility
    International Finance, 1998, 1, (1), 59-79 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Crawling Bands or Monitoring Bands: How to Manage Exchange Rates in a World of Capital Mobility, Policy Briefs (1999) View citations (13) (1999)
23. Pakistan and the World Economy
    The Pakistan Development Review, 1998, 37, (4), 181-201

1997

24. Exchange Rate Policy and Development Strategy
    Journal of African Economies, 1997, 6, (3), 17-36 View citations (8)
25. Prospects for avoiding crises with liberalized capital flows
    Estudios de Economia, 1997, 24, (2 Year 1997), 287-295 View citations (5)

1996

26. Comments
    History of Political Economy, 1996, 28, (5), 364-368

1995

27. Pedro Aspe, Economic Transformation the Mexican Way
    Economía Mexicana NUEVA ÉPOCA, 1995, IV, (1), 177-179

1993

28. Democracy and the "Washington consensus"
    World Development, 1993, 21, (8), 1329-1336 View citations (49)
29. EMS and EMU After the Fall: A Comment
    The World Economy, 1993, 16, (3), 377-389 View citations (1)
30. Exchange Rate Management
    Economic Journal, 1993, 103, (416), 188-97 View citations (30)

1992

31. Acerca de la liberalización de la cuenta de capitales
    Estudios de Economia, 1992, 19, (2 Year 1992), 185-197
32. On Designing an International Monetary System
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 1992, 15, (2), 181-192 View citations (1)
33. Political reforms in Latin America in the 80s
    Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 1992, 12, (1), 42-48

1991

34. FEERs and the ERM
    National Institute Economic Review, 1991, 137, (1), 45-50 View citations (9)
35. FEERs and the ERM∗
    National Institute Economic Review, 1991, 137, 45-50
36. The Debt Crisis: Lessons of the 1980s
    Asian Development Review (ADR), 1991, 09, (02), 1-13

1990

37. Currency convertibility in Eastern Europe
    Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole, 1990, 35-49 View citations (2)

1989

38. The Case for Roughly Stabilizing the Real Value of the Dollar
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (2), 41-45 View citations (2)

1988

39. Comment on McKinnons's Monetary Rule
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1988, 2, (1), 113-19
40. THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: MUDDLING ON
    Economic Papers, 1988, 7, (2), 1-8
41. The international monetary system: An analysis of alternative regimes
    European Economic Review, 1988, 32, (5), 1031-1048 View citations (5)
    See also Chapter The International Monetary System: An Analysis of Alternative Regimes, NBER Chapters, 1991, 279-302 (1991) (1991)
    Working Paper The International Monetary System: An Analysis of Alternative Regimes, CEPR Discussion Papers (1988) View citations (5) (1988)

1987

42. Exchange Rate Management: The Role of Target Zones
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (2), 200-204 View citations (9)
43. Exchange rate flexibility, target zones, and policy coordination
    World Development, 1987, 15, (12), 1437-1443 View citations (1)
44. On evaluating and extending the target zone proposal
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1987, 9, (1), 199-224 View citations (15)

1986

45. Target Zones and the Management of the Dollar
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1986, 17, (1), 165-174 View citations (9)
46. The International Monetary Fund 1972-1978: Cooperation on trial: Margaret Garritsen de Vries, (International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, 1985) Vols. I and II, Narrative and Analysis, pp. xxxiii+ 1152, Vol. III, Documents, pp xii + 657, $60
    Journal of International Economics, 1986, 21, (3-4), 379-381
47. The Outlook for Debt Relief or Repudiation in Latin America
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 1986, 2, (1), 1-6

1985

48. More on Choosing the Right Rules for Exchange‐rate Management
    The World Economy, 1985, 8, (1), 81-83
49. On the System in Bretton Woods
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (2), 74-79 View citations (8)
50. On the optimal currency peg for developing countries: Reply
    Journal of Development Economics, 1985, 18, (2-3), 561-562 View citations (1)

1984

51. Is the an External Constraint?
    National Institute Economic Review, 1984, 109, (1), 73-77
    Also in National Institute Economic Review, 1984, 109, 73-77 (1984)

1983

52. A Comparison of Macro‐economic Strategies in South America
    Development Policy Review, 1983, 1, (1), 23-33
53. On Finding the Way Back to Sustained Economic Growth
    The World Economy, 1983, 6, (4), 439-440
54. On Seeking to Improve the IMF Conditionality
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (2), 354-58 View citations (5)

1982

55. A survey of the literature on the optimal peg
    Journal of Development Economics, 1982, 11, (1), 39-61 View citations (20)
56. On the characterization of good economic policy: Is there a consensus?
    World Development, 1982, 10, (9), 695-700 View citations (1)

1981

57. Inflation and stabilisation in Latin America: Rosemary Thorp and Laurence Whitehead, eds., (Macmillan, London, 1979) pp. xi+285, [UK pound]20
    Journal of International Economics, 1981, 11, (1), 142-145

1980

58. Economic theory and international monetary fund policies
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1980, 13, (1), 255-278

1979

59. Inflation, exchange rates, and the world economy: W.M. Corden, (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1977) pp. 160
    Journal of International Economics, 1979, 9, (2), 313-315

1978

60. Don't Surplus Countries Have Obligations?
    The World Economy, 1978, 1, (4), 419-426
61. Floating exchange rates and national economic policy: S.W. Black. (Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1977) pp. xvii + 204, $12.95
    Journal of International Economics, 1978, 8, (4), 588-590
62. In Memoriam: Fred Hirsch 1931-1978
    Journal of International Economics, 1978, 8, (4), 579-580

1976

63. The British Inflation: Indigenous or Imported?
    American Economic Review, 1976, 66, (4), 520-31 View citations (2)

1975

64. International monetary issues and the developing countries: a comment
    World Development, 1975, 3, (9), 639-640
65. National monetary policies and international monetary cooperation: D.R. Hodgman (Little, Brown, Boston, 1974) ix + 266 pp., $12.95
    Journal of International Economics, 1975, 5, (3), 305-306

1974

66. FRIEDMAN ON THE THEORY OF INCOME ADJUSTMENT
    Journal of Economic Studies, 1974, 1, (2), 77-87
67. The Financial Implications of Reserve Supply Arrangements (Implications financières des dispositifs de reconstitution en réserves) (Las consecuencias financieras de los arreglos relativos a la oferta de reservas)
    IMF Staff Papers, 1974, 21, (3), 563-582

1973

68. Another case of profitable destabilising speculation
    Journal of International Economics, 1973, 3, (1), 77-83 View citations (3)
69. Payments Objectives and Economic Welfare (Objectifs de balance des paiements et bien-être économique) (Objetivos de pagos y el bienestar econoómico)
    IMF Staff Papers, 1973, 20, (3), 573-590
70. Surveys in Applied Economics: International Liquidity
    Economic Journal, 1973, 83, (331), 685-746 View citations (13)

1971

71. The Impact of Customs Unions on Trade in Manufactures
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1971, 23, (3), 323-51 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper THE IMPACT OF CUSTOMS UNIONS ON TRADE IN MANUFACTURES, Economic Research Papers (1971) View citations (5) (1971)

1970

72. A Simple Neo-Keynesian Growth Model
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1970, 37, (2), 157-171 View citations (1)

Books

2017

1. Growth-Linked Securities
   Springer Books, Springer

2012

2. Who Needs to Open the Capital Account?
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (116)

2008

3. Exchange Rate Economics
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (59)
   See also Working Paper Exchange Rate Economics, Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics (2008) View citations (79) (2008)
   Journal Article Exchange Rate Economics, Open Economies Review, Springer (2009) View citations (18) (2009)

2007

4. Reference Rates and the International Monetary System
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (5)

2005

5. Curbing the Boom-Bust Cycle: Stabilizing Capital Flows to Emerging Markets
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (44)

2003

6. Proposals for curbing the boom-bust cycle in the supply of capital to emerging markets
   Copublicaciones, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
   See also Working Paper Proposals for Curbing the Boom-Bust Cycle in the Supply of Capital to Emerging Markets, WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2002) View citations (6) (2002)

2002

7. Delivering on Debt Relief: From IMF Gold to a New Aid Architecture
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (49)

2000

8. Exchange Rate Regimes for Emerging Markets: Reviving the Intermediate Option
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (196)

1996

9. Crawling Band as an Exchange Rate Regime: Lessons from Chile, Colombia and Israel, The
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (45)

1995

10. What Role of Currency Boards?
    Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (73)

1994

11. Estimating Equilibrium Exchange Rates
    Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (509)
12. The Political Economy of Policy Reform
    Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (263)

1993

13. The Legacy of Raúl Prebisch
    IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank

Edited books

2004

1. Dollar Adjustment: How Far? Against What?
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (67)

2003

2. After the Washington Consensus: Restarting Growth and Reform in Latin America
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (116)
3. Dollar Overvaluation and the World Economy
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (42)

1981

4. Exchange Rate Rules
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan

Chapters

2011

1. Contribution by John Williamson
   Chapter 24 in Reform of the International Monetary System: The Palais Royal Initiative, 2011, pp 309-314
2. The International Monetary Fund
   Chapter 15 in International Handbook on the Economics of Integration, Volume II, 2011

2009

3. Asian Currency Baskets
   Chapter 11 in Towards Monetary and Financial Integration in East Asia, 2009

2008

4. Are Global Imbalances a Problem?
   Chapter 3 in Currency and Competitiveness in Europe, 2008
5. Do Development Considerations Matter for Exchange Rate Policy?
   Chapter 12 in Current Account and External Financing, 2008, vol. 12, pp 475-489 View citations (1)

2005

6. Should capital controls have a place in the future international monetary system?
   Chapter 7 in The Future of the International Monetary System, 2005

2002

7. Curbing the Boom–Bust Cycle: How Can the Industrial Countries Help?
   Chapter 5 in Monetary And Financial Management In Asia In The 21st Century, 2002, pp 115-132
8. Intermediate Exchange Rate Regimes for East Asia
   Chapter 4 in Monetary And Financial Management In Asia In The 21st Century, 2002, pp 105-114

2001

9. The Case for a Basket, Band and Crawl (BBC) Regime for East Asia
   A chapter in Future Directions for Monetary Policies in East Asia, 2001 View citations (34)

1999

10. A New Facility for the IMF?
    Palgrave Macmillan
    Also in Palgrave Macmillan (1998) View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper A New Facility for the IMF?, University Library of Munich, Germany (1998) View citations (1) (1998)

1995

11. On Diagnosing the Causes of the Slump in Eastern Europe
    Palgrave Macmillan
12. On the Modalities of Macroeconomic Policy Coordination
    Palgrave Macmillan

1991

13. The International Monetary System: An Analysis of Alternative Regimes
    A chapter in International Volatility and Economic Growth: The First Ten Years of The International Seminar on Macroeconomics, 1991, pp 279-302
    See also Working Paper The International Monetary System: An Analysis of Alternative Regimes, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1988) View citations (5) (1988)
    Journal Article The international monetary system: An analysis of alternative regimes, Elsevier (1988) View citations (5) (1988)
14. Whither Macro-economic Policy Co-ordination?
    Palgrave Macmillan

1989

15. The Problem of Indexation
    Palgrave Macmillan

1988

16. Roundtable on Exchange Rate Policy
    A chapter in Misalignment of Exchange Rates: Effects on Trade and Industry, 1988, pp 149-168

1981

17. Concluding Session: Panel Discussion
    Palgrave Macmillan
18. The Crawling Peg in Historical Perspective
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (5)

1977

19. Exchange-Rate Flexibility and Reserve Use
    Palgrave Macmillan
20. International Liquidity
    Palgrave Macmillan

1972

21. Profit, Growth and Sales Maximization
    Palgrave Macmillan