 | Debt Dynamics and Global Imbalances : Some Conventional Views Reconsidered Author/Editor: Guy Meredith. Release Date:January, 2007 We use a general-equilibrium model to explain the rise in global trade and payments imbalances since the mid-1990s, and then to construct adjustment paths to a steady state. Assuming that the shocks more...
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 | Stabilization and Reforms in Latin America Author/Editor: Agnes Belaisch, Charles Collyns, Paula De Masi, Guy Meredith, Anoop Singh, Reva Krieger, Robert Rennhack. Release Date:February, 2005 This study examines external and domestic influences on Latin America’s economic performance over the past decade and a half. It notes that over the past few years, macroeconomic policies have more...
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| How Has Nafta Affected the Mexican Economy? Review and Evidence Author/Editor: Ayhan Kose, Christopher M Towe, Guy Meredith. Release Date:April, 2004 This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the impact of NAFTA on growth and business cycles in Mexico. The effect of the agreement in spurring a dramatic increase in trade and financial flows more...
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| Medium-Term Exchange Rate Forecasting : What Can We Expect? Author/Editor: Guy Meredith. Release Date:January, 2003 The medium-term predictability of exchange rate movements is examined using three models of fundamentals: purchasing power parity, the monetary model, and uncovered interest parity. While the first more...
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| The Forward Premium Puzzle Revisited Author/Editor: Guy Meredith, Yue Ma. Release Date:February, 2002 The forward premium is a notoriously poor predictor of exchange rate movements. This failure must reflect deviations from risk neutrality and/or rational expectations. In addition, a mechanism is more...
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| Why Has the Euro Been so Weak? Author/Editor: Guy Meredith. Release Date:October, 2001 The weakness of the euro has been surprising given the widely-held expectation that it would be a strong currency. This paper critically examines explanations for the slide in the euro, finding that more...
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 | Saving Behavior and the Asset Price "Bubble" in Japan : Analytical Studies Author/Editor: Guy Meredith, Ulrich Baumgartner. Release Date:April, 1995 This volume brings together various analytical studies the IMF staff has undertaken on the Japanese economy, focusing on two areas of particular interest for both longer-term economic performance and more...
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| Asymmetric Effects of Economic Activityon Inflation : Evidence and Policy Implications Author/Editor: Douglas Laxton, Guy Meredith, David Rose. Release Date:November, 1994 This paper examines the evidence on asymmetries in the effects of activity on inflation. Data for the G-7 countries are found to strongly support the view that the inflation-activity relationship is more...
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| Revisiting Japan's External Adjustment Since 1985 Author/Editor: Guy Meredith. Release Date:June, 1993 The factors that explain Japan’s external performance since the mid-1980s are controversial. While the current account surplus eventually declined following exchange rate changes in more...
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| Discretionary Monetary Policy Versus Rules : The Japanese Experience During 1986-91 Author/Editor: Guy Meredith. Release Date:August, 1992 This paper compares the hypothetical performance of various monetary policy rules with that of the discretionary policies actually pursued in Japan over the 1986-91 period. The results suggest that more...
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